{"id":155,"date":"2010-04-29T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2010\/04\/29\/latest-update-on-the-attabad-landslide-in-hunza\/"},"modified":"2010-10-21T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T17:35:47","slug":"latest-update-on-the-attabad-landslide-in-hunza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2010\/04\/29\/latest-update-on-the-attabad-landslide-in-hunza\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest update on the Attabad landslide in Hunza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The lake level at the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/wp-content\/scripts\/daveslandslideblog.blogspot.com.bouncer.php\/daveslandslideblog.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/worrying-signs-on-landslide-at-attabad.html\">Attabad landslide<\/a> continues to <a href=\"http:\/\/hunzalandslide.blogspot.com\/\">rise at about 55 cm per day<\/a>, reflecting the increased level of inflow from snowmelt.&nbsp; NDMA and Focus now conduct joint surveys of the freeboard and have agreed a broadly common figure &#8211; currently about 23 m.&nbsp; At current rates this continues to indicate an overtopping date of early June (full details on the <a href=\"http:\/\/hunzalandslide.blogspot.com\/\">monitoring site<\/a>):<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_04-Hunza-lake-level-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_04-Hunza-lake-level-13.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Seepage remains a concern, although at the moment the rate of increase remains linear with time over recent days:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_04-Hunza-seepage-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2010\/10\/10_04-Hunza-seepage-12.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, the length of the lake is now extending quite rapidly as the valley gradient at the head of the lake is low, as this <a href=\"http:\/\/pamirtimes.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/dscf0508.jpg\">Pamir Times<\/a> image shows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pamirtimes.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/dscf0508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/pamirtimes.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/dscf0508.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I remain deeply concerned about the potential for failure through seepage or another landslide, and of what will happen at the point of overtopping.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lake level at the Attabad landslide continues to rise at about 55 cm per day, reflecting the increased level of inflow from snowmelt.&nbsp; 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