Many stranded in GB for six days as flood delays repairs

• Food, fuel, medicine shortages worsen in cut-off areas; travellers advised to wait until roads are restored • 130 homes destroyed, 20 bridges washed away in 89 flood-related incidents reported this monsoon • CM declares Tormik ‘calamity-hit’ GILGIT: Scores of residents and tourists remain stranded across Gilgit-Baltistan without access to basic supplies as climate change-fuelled floods and landslides kept key roads closed for a sixth consecutive day on Monday. Rising waters in streams and rivers continue to hamper restoration efforts across the Ska­rdu, Shigar, Ghanche, Kharm­ang and Astore districts. The prolonged blockade has left vulnerable populations in remote areas facing severe…