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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Alia Chughtai, Marium Ali

Behind Pakistan’s repeated floods: Melting glaciers, depleted forests

The Baltoro Glacier, at 63km (39 miles) in length, is one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions. It is located in the Shigar district in Pakistan-administered Kashmir [Shutterstock]

It was a routine day, and 26-year-old Muntazer Mehdi had performed his mid-afternoon prayers. Then, after lunch, the mountains started growling.

The tailor, who lived in Chogogrung village at the foothills of the Siachen glacier – the world’s second-largest non-polar glacier – knew what he had to do: Run.

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