Over 60 Die of Heatwave in Pakistan

More than 60 people have died from a blistering heatwave that has gripped the port city of Karachi — the country’s commercial capital — in the last 72 hours, according to rescue officials Monday.

More than 60 people have died from a blistering heatwave that has gripped the port city of Karachi — the country’s commercial capital — in the last 72 hours, according to rescue officials Monday.
The heatwave, which the Pakistan meteorological department predicts would continue for at least the next three days, has mainly affected laborers who work under the boiling sun at construction sites or in industrial units that lack proper facilities.
According to a Pakistani source, 64 people have lost their lives so far.
The mercury touched 43 degrees in Karachi on Monday, and similar temperatures are expected for at least next three days.
In 2015, over 1,400 people died, mostly in Karachi, of a massive heat wave in southern Pakistan.