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Schools Shut, Hospitals On Alert As Pakistan Sizzles At 50 Degrees
Pakistan ordered school closures, postponed exams and put hospitals on alert as a severe heatwave swept the climate-vulnerable country with daytime temperatures likely to cross 50 degrees Celsius in some areas, officials said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan To Double Hydroelectric Output To Meet Power Shortage: Report
Pakistan will double its hydroelectric output in the next seven years to meet its perennial power shortage and address the soaring electricity prices, a media report said on Saturday.
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No Electricity For 18 Hours In Parts Of Pakistan Amid Worsening Heat Wave
An acute energy crisis in Pakistan has worsened prolonged power outages in the country, as small business owners struggle to continue work in the face of soaring temperatures, reported local media.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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Mass Funeral Held for Unclaimed Victims of Deadly Pakistan Heatwave
Pakistani welfare volunteers held a mass funeral for 50 victims of Karachi's worst heatwave in decades, whose bodies had gone unclaimed.
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Pakistan Heat Wave Eases After More Than 1,150 Die
Sea breezes brought cooler temperatures today to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people over a week around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan Morgues Run Out of Space as Heatwave Kills More Than 1,000
The worst heat wave to hit Pakistan's southern city of Karachi for nearly 35 years has killed more than 1,000 people, a charity said today, as morgues ran out of space and public hospitals struggled to cope.
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Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Reaches 800
The death toll from Pakistan's killer heatwave rose to 800 today, as cloud cover and lower temperatures brought some relief to the worst-hit city Karachi.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Heat Wave Deaths in Pakistan's Financial Hub Reach 780
Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said today, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Tops 500
More than 500 people have died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Rises to Over 450, Say Officials
More than 450 people have now died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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136 Die in Pakistan Heatwave
At least 136 people have died in a heatwave in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi and other districts of the Sindh province since Saturday, media reported on Monday.
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Schools Shut, Hospitals On Alert As Pakistan Sizzles At 50 Degrees
Pakistan ordered school closures, postponed exams and put hospitals on alert as a severe heatwave swept the climate-vulnerable country with daytime temperatures likely to cross 50 degrees Celsius in some areas, officials said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan To Double Hydroelectric Output To Meet Power Shortage: Report
Pakistan will double its hydroelectric output in the next seven years to meet its perennial power shortage and address the soaring electricity prices, a media report said on Saturday.
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No Electricity For 18 Hours In Parts Of Pakistan Amid Worsening Heat Wave
An acute energy crisis in Pakistan has worsened prolonged power outages in the country, as small business owners struggle to continue work in the face of soaring temperatures, reported local media.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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Mass Funeral Held for Unclaimed Victims of Deadly Pakistan Heatwave
Pakistani welfare volunteers held a mass funeral for 50 victims of Karachi's worst heatwave in decades, whose bodies had gone unclaimed.
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Pakistan Heat Wave Eases After More Than 1,150 Die
Sea breezes brought cooler temperatures today to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people over a week around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan Morgues Run Out of Space as Heatwave Kills More Than 1,000
The worst heat wave to hit Pakistan's southern city of Karachi for nearly 35 years has killed more than 1,000 people, a charity said today, as morgues ran out of space and public hospitals struggled to cope.
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Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Reaches 800
The death toll from Pakistan's killer heatwave rose to 800 today, as cloud cover and lower temperatures brought some relief to the worst-hit city Karachi.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Heat Wave Deaths in Pakistan's Financial Hub Reach 780
Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said today, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Tops 500
More than 500 people have died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Rises to Over 450, Say Officials
More than 450 people have now died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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136 Die in Pakistan Heatwave
At least 136 people have died in a heatwave in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi and other districts of the Sindh province since Saturday, media reported on Monday.
