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Death toll from Pakistan heatwave reached 450: officials

Published: 23 Jun 2015 - 10:20 am | Last Updated: 12 Jan 2022 - 09:44 pm

 

 


Karachi---More than 450 people have now died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
"More than 450 people have died due to heat stroke in past three days," Sabir Memon, a senior provincial health official based in Karachi, the worst hit city, told AFP.

AFP