Gilgit (Pakistan), Aug. 11 (LaPresse/AP) – Early in the morning, a massive landslide killed seven volunteers while they were repairing a drainage channel damaged by flash floods in northern Pakistan, authorities reported, adding that three others were injured. Rescuers recovered the bodies after the mudflow struck the town of Danyor, in Gilgit-Baltistan, at dawn, and transported the injured to hospital, said Faizullah Faraq, spokesperson for the regional government. The incident occurred a day after a flash flood, triggered by the overflow of a glacial lake, damaged the crucial Karakoram Highway passing through Danyor, disrupting traffic and trade between Pakistan and China. Engineers and workers have been deployed with heavy machinery to begin repairs. Meanwhile, several landslides near the damaged mountain highway have also destroyed houses in Danyor and nearby areas, while first responders evacuated flood-affected people to safer locations, said Hassan Ali, head of the local police, adding that essential food supplies have been provided to the displaced.