This highway was the only connection to this remote region.
The lake has become a big draw for tourists.
But for those affected by the landslide, the reality is not quite so picturesque.
The Attabad disaster completely submerged four villagesAinabad, Shishkat, Gulmit and Gulkin.
The army evacuated local people and temporarily moved them to another valley.
With the highway flooded, vehicles, passengers and cargoes had to ferried across the water in wooden boats.
Satellite image of Attabad Lake on August 2011.
A secondary landslide that occurred approximately three weeks after the original massive landslide.
