According to local police, the flood waters destroyed several houses, trees, crops, communication bridges, windmills and water channels, and landslides have also occurred at various places on the Karakoram Highway._x000D_
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The Karakoram Highway has been closed to traffic since night after a flood near the Governor Farm Nursery in Chilas. The closure of the Karakoram Highway has caused long queues of vehicles on both sides of the road._x000D_
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According to reports, children, women and the elderly are among the stranded passengers. The passengers are facing severe difficulties. The passengers have demanded that the government immediately restore the Karakoram Highway to traffic._x000D_
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Related agencies are working to assess the damage in the affected areas and restore roads and bridges.
