KARAMBAR
Event description
Glacier dam broke at midnight 17/18 June 1905; flood
arrived at Gilgit at 8.30 hours; 20 feet above high
flood level. Considerable damage to villages along the river banks above Gilgit.
Damage
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Considerable damage to villages along the river banks
above Gilgit.
Data source
Lasafam,
Iturrizaga (2005): The historical Saklei
Shuyinj and Chateboi
Glacier Dams as triggers for lake outburst cascades in
the
Remarks
A beacon-fire system, called Puberanch, was
effectively in operation from Sokther Rabot to Gilgit by the local people until
1905.