Dozens of people are feared to have died in a heatwave gripping Pakistan's largest city Karachi this week, a charity in the sprawling metropolis said Tuesday, as temperatures hit 108F (42C). The mega port city, capital of southern Sindh province, is hit by frequent power cuts and has few green spaces. People living on its crowded streets have little access to shelter or safe drinking water, making them acutely at risk in blistering temperatures. In June 2015 about 1,200 people died in southern Pakistan during a heatwave, with nearly two-thirds of the victims homeless people. Edhi said most of the dead brought to the morgue were working class factory workers who came from the low-income Landhi and Korangi areas of Karachi.

Source: Daily Mail May 22, 2018 15:06 UTC