HUNZA: Chief of the Army Staff Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani reviewed rescue efforts for Hunza, where a 12.08 km artificial lake was formed by a massive landslide on Jan 4, 2010.
The government of Gilgit-Baltistan had formally requested the Pakistan army to cope with the natural calamity.
The artificial lake was formed by a landslide in early January, which killed 19 people and blocked the Hunza River.
The Army Chief was also informed that the Pakistan army has started a boat service so that food and other commodities could be dispatched to the affected people.
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