{"id":5515,"date":"2025-08-20T18:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=5515"},"modified":"2025-08-20T18:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:53:22","slug":"ndma-issues-travel-advisory-amid-adverse-weather-in-northern-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/08\/20\/ndma-issues-travel-advisory-amid-adverse-weather-in-northern-areas","title":{"rendered":"NDMA issues travel advisory amid adverse weather in northern areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"440\"><strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"143\">Islamabad:<\/strong> The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a <strong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"223\">travel alert<\/strong> for citizens due to adverse weather conditions in the northern regions of Pakistan. According to the latest report, <strong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"371\">landslides and flash floods<\/strong> have damaged several key roads and bridges, making travel hazardous.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"725\">One major disruption has occurred in <strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"488\">Shyok<\/strong>, where the <strong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"524\">Saltoro River Bridge<\/strong> has been affected by a landslide, leading to a complete road closure. On the <strong data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"624\">Jaglot\u2013Skardu Road<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"646\">Astak Bridge<\/strong> has been partially damaged, and only <strong data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"703\">one-way traffic<\/strong> is currently allowed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"1090\">Several other roads including <strong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"813\">Dian to Ghizer, Shandur, Khaltie, Dain, and Ishkoman<\/strong> have also been <strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"850\">severely impacted<\/strong> and remain <strong data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"884\">closed for traffic<\/strong>. Additionally, the <strong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"926\">Kargil\u2013Skardu Road<\/strong> and the route from <strong data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"972\">Thangal Nala to Shigar<\/strong> are <strong data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"994\">fully blocked<\/strong>. Traffic has also been suspended on the <strong data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1057\">Gilgit\u2013Naltar Road<\/strong> due to damage at certain points.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1387\">However, some routes have now been <strong data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1149\">partially restored<\/strong> after repair work. The <strong data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1200\">Sirmu Bridge in Ghanche<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1236\">Baghicha Road in Skardu<\/strong> have been reopened for traffic. Similarly, <strong data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1304\">Gulmit to Gojal Road<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1319\">Guro Road<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1340\">Chilam Road<\/strong> have also been cleared for vehicular movement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1691\">The NDMA has strongly advised citizens to <strong data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1482\">avoid traveling on damaged or vulnerable routes<\/strong> in the northern areas and to <strong data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1557\">refrain from using alternate unsafe paths<\/strong>. Local authorities and relevant departments have been directed to stay vigilant and ensure public safety during this critical period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a travel alert for citizens due to adverse weather conditions in the northern regions of Pakistan. According to the latest report, landslides and flash floods have damaged several key roads and bridges, making travel hazardous. One major disruption has occurred in Shyok, where the Saltoro River &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2661,160,850,2656,2659,2660,2657,2658,2294],"class_list":["post-5515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-flash-floods","tag-headline","tag-landslides","tag-northern-areas","tag-one-way-traffic","tag-partially-restored","tag-shyok","tag-sirmu-bridge-in-ghanche","tag-youdigital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5517,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5515\/revisions\/5517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}