Pakistan lake formed by mountain mudslide threatens 'catastrophic' floods

People attend funeral prayer of volunteers who were killed in a massive mudslide when they were repairing a drainage channel damaged by flash floods, in Gilgit, in northern Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. The mud flow descended into the main Ghizer River channel and blocked it completely, creating a lake in Gilgit Baltistan province. - AP

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A 7-km lake in northern Pakistan, created by a mountain mudslide, is threatening to burst and unleash potentially "catastrophic" floods downstream, officials warned on Saturday (Aug 23).

The mud flow descended into the main Ghizer River channel and blocked it completely on Friday, creating the lake in Gilgit Baltistan province, the National Disaster Management Authority said.