NAWABSHAH: Eight people died of sunstroke across Sindh on Wednesday as temperatures topped 50 degrees Celsius in several towns. Moenjodaro airport was the hottest place at 54 degrees Celsius.
Larkana and Nawabshah followed with 53 and 52.2 degrees C, respectively. The latter saw its hottest day since the Met office started keeping records. Four people died and dozens of others fainted from sunstroke in the district.
The victims were identified as Mazhar Solangi, Rasheeda Pasha, Hameeda Rustamani, and mother of Malik Ashraf Awan, whose name could not be ascertained.
An official of the Met office told Dawn the heatwave might continue for a couple of days because there was no chance of rain soon.
Unabated loadshedding by Hesco for hours, accompanied by power breakdowns, multiplied the agony. Larkana and its adjoining areas have also been experiencing a relentless spell of oppressive weather. The Met office said it had never recorded such high temperatures in Larkana.
Because of sunstroke, Shah Mohammad Kato, a prisoner facing life-term in a murder case, died in Larkanas central prison. Naseeban died in Wahnee village near Dokri.
A little girl and an elderly man died of sunstroke in Thull, Jacobabad district. The deceased were identified as Rozina (8) and Moula Bux Buriro. Many people, most of them children, were admitted to hospital after suffering from sunstroke and gastroenteritis.
Larkana and Nawabshah followed with 53 and 52.2 degrees C, respectively. The latter saw its hottest day since the Met office started keeping records. Four people died and dozens of others fainted from sunstroke in the district.
The victims were identified as Mazhar Solangi, Rasheeda Pasha, Hameeda Rustamani, and mother of Malik Ashraf Awan, whose name could not be ascertained.
An official of the Met office told Dawn the heatwave might continue for a couple of days because there was no chance of rain soon.
Unabated loadshedding by Hesco for hours, accompanied by power breakdowns, multiplied the agony. Larkana and its adjoining areas have also been experiencing a relentless spell of oppressive weather. The Met office said it had never recorded such high temperatures in Larkana.
Because of sunstroke, Shah Mohammad Kato, a prisoner facing life-term in a murder case, died in Larkanas central prison. Naseeban died in Wahnee village near Dokri.
A little girl and an elderly man died of sunstroke in Thull, Jacobabad district. The deceased were identified as Rozina (8) and Moula Bux Buriro. Many people, most of them children, were admitted to hospital after suffering from sunstroke and gastroenteritis.
