Severe heatwave hits Karachi; alert issued
islamabad — Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a fresh three-day heatwave alert for Karachi starting from on Tuesday to Thursday, as the mercury is expected to hit a maximum temperature of 44ºC, local Urdu TV channels reported on Tuesday.
The weather office said that a new heatwave of moderate to severe intensity would engulf Karachi and its suburbs for three days and day temperatures will remain 40 to 44ºC. Sea breeze will remain cut-off, said the department.
The city’s administration has advised the citizens to stay indoors during the period and take extra precautionary measures for outdoor activities.
Local medics advised people to drink plenty of water, eat hydrating foods, avoid direct sunlight and wear light clothes to prevent themselves from the risk of heat stroke. The
A new heatwave would engulf Karachi and its suburbs for three days and day temperatures will remain 40 to 44ºC Weather office
heatwave in the city coincides with the long hours of power cuts and the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Last week, a welfare organisation, the Edhi Foundation, operating morgues and an ambulance service in the country, said that it had received over 65 bodies who had died of heat stroke. However, the provincial health authorities denied the claim.
A severe heatwave in 2015 killed at least 1,200 people, mostly elderly, sick and homeless mainly in Sindh province. —