Astak Bridge Flood: Documentary Edit by Muhammad Qasim ShahidAstak Bridge Flood: Documentary Edit by Muhammad Qasim Shahid

Astak Bridge Flood: Documentary Edit

Muhammad Qasim Shahid

Muhammad Qasim Shahid

Overview

Short documentary edit on the August 2026 flash flood in Astak Nullah, which badly damaged Astak Bridge at km 72 and cut the Jaglot-Skardu Road, the main ground route into Baltistan.

The challenge

The story had to move from context to impact quickly: why this road matters, where the bridge is, and what the flood did to it, in about 20 seconds.

What I did

Built an animated map intro showing the road from Jaglot to Skardu, the four districts it feeds and its daily traffic of 1,200 to 1,500 vehicles.
Added a satellite fly-in that lands the viewer on the bridge site before the real footage starts.
Cut drone footage of the flood damage to the narration, with clean lower-third captions throughout.
Kept the pace tight so the piece works as a standalone clip for social media as well as part of a longer film.

Tools

DaVinci Resolve for the edit, captions and motion graphics.
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Posted Sep 30, 2026

Short documentary on the flash flood that cut the Jaglot-Skardu Road at Astak Bridge. Drone footage, map animation and captions.