PAKISTAN HEAT WAVE DEATHS RISE TO 450

pAKISTAN HEAT WAVE DEATHS RISE TO 450

Morgues are overwhelmed in southern Pakistan, where hundreds have succumbed to heatstroke and dehydration as temperatures soared to 113 degrees Fahrenheit. Making matters worse are sporadic power outages — meaning those lucky enough to have air conditioning often can’t use it — and the fact that Muslims observing Ramadan are fasting during daylight hours. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered emergency measures, especially in Karachi, whose 9 million inhabitants have been hit the hardest. But relief may be coming, with temperatures forecast to drop to the low 90s on Thursday.

 

BBC, TIME, CNN