Heatwave claims 156 more lives in Pakistan, India

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Heatwave claims 156 more lives in Pakistan, India

Tuesday 12 June 2007 13:17

The intense heatwave in Pakistan and India claimed 156 more lives, raising the death toll due to oppressive heat conditions in the two countries to at least 340, media reports and officials said Tuesday.
Eight-two people perished in the heat-wave in Pakistan, with 75 deaths being reported from the central province of Punjab where the mercury hovered around 50 degrees Celsius on Monday, the Daily Express newspaper said.

In neighbouring India, at least 74 people died in the hot spell in northern and central regions on Monday, though light rain in some parts brought respite from the searing heat on Tuesday.

Hundreds more were hospitalized with heat stroke and gastroenteritis in Pakistan as the latest casualties raised the death toll to at least 192 in the current hot spell.

While temperatures touched 50 degrees Celsius in the plains areas of North-West Frontier Province, the meteorological department registered the record maximum temperature of 52 degrees Celsius in Sibi in the Baluchistan province.

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Heatwave claims 40 more lives in Pakistan

Jun 13, 2007, 6:39 GMT

Islamabad - A relentless heatwave in Pakistan has claimed at least 40 more lives, raising the death toll to 232, news reports said Wednesday.

At least 11 people died in blistering heat in Lahore, capital city of central province of Punjab, on Tuesday where a windstorm and drizzle in the evening brought some relief to the people, the English-language daily The News reported.

Temperatures soared to 46 degrees Celsius in southern parts of the province, killing 15 people in the city of Multan. Fourteen more died in other parts of the country.

Repeated power cuts, which also resulted in water shortages, added to the miseries of the people in several cities, prompting protests against the government and the electricity suppliers.

Enraged crowds blocked roads by burning tires in several districts of the port city of Karachi and scuffled briefly with police. At least two vehicles were also set on fire.

Hundreds of tribesmen blocked the road between Pakistan and Afghanistan near the border in the North-West Frontier Province to vent anger against the prolonged power outages.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has predicted a mild break in the sweltering heat in a couple of days. There are chances of a windstorm and light rain in Islamabad on Wednesday evening.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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