On 4 January 2010, a massive landslide triggered nearly 1.5 KM wide blockage (referred to as the ‘Dam’) across Hunza River and Karakoram Highway (KKH) at Ataabad, 15 KMs east of Karimabad ( Hunza-Nagar district). Loss of life in Attabad was prevented through timely evacuations. However, humanitarian consequences of the disaster are:-
· 20 died in an adjoining village of Sarat and 7 were injured;
· 56 houses were destroyed in Ataabad and Surat and 60 were damaged;
· 252 families are living in IDP camps in Karimabad, Hunza (142 families) and in Shishket (110 families), upper Hunza.
Blockage of the Hunza River has created a Lake that extends nearly 15 kilometers into Gojal Tehsil of upper Hunza. The Lake has inundated a stretch of KKH including a bridge at Shishket. Village Ainabad and parts of village Shishkat are inundated and Gulmit is vulnerable. 110 families have been displaced and valuable agricultural land and fruit orchards are lost. 30,000 population in upper Hunza, as a consequence, is isolated from market access and essential social services.
The Lake water is expected to overtop / outflow through the 30 meters deep spillway (under construction) between 10 May and 10 June 2010.

Source: OCHA Pakistan

Available Space-based Information for: Floods in Pakistan (May 10 - ongoing) 

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Status Update: 04/06/2010

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Contacts:

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:
Focal Point: Mr. Shirish Ravan
Email: un-spider@unoosa.org

Contact Points in Pakistan

Christian Cricboom
Information Management Officer
United Nations Office for the Coordination of the Humanitarian Aid (UNOCHA)
UN House #12, Street #17, F-7/2, Islamabad, PAKISTAN
tel: +92-51-835-5624
cell: +92-302-851-3207
Email: cricboom@un.org

Coordinates of affected areas (AOI)

Geographical Coordinates for Charter activation request

Upper Right :
Lat:    36°28'54.73"N
Long: 74°55'14.06"E

Lower Left :
Lat: 35°21'55.28"N
Long: 74° 4'56.19"E

International Charter Space and Major Disasters

International Charter:
Activation requested on 12/05/2010
Activation Request accepted: 12/5/2010
Link: http://www.disasterscharter.org

Project Manager:
François Boubila
SERCO c/o ESA
EO Science and Applications Department D/EOP-SEP
Via Galileo Galilei, Casella Postale 64
00044 Frascati (RM) ITALY
Tél: +39 06941 80615
 

SAFER

Activated in March 2010
Contact: SAFER Focal Point
email: safer-focalpoint@infoterra.fr
Project Report: www.emergencyresponse.eu/site/docs_wsw/RUB_30/20100512_ProjectReport_HunzaDam_I1.pdf
KMZ file attached below

Reference Map

attached below

Space-based resources:

Other Space based Information:

NASA Earth Observatory
Link: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/43000/43921/hunza_ast_2010122_lrg.jpg

Situation Reports:

Check the attached word document

Other Links:

Hunza Landslide Relief Support.  A site created by the Google Map Maker community (local mappers in Pakistan)
Link: www.local.com.pk/hunza