In southern Pakistan, the number of dead increased along with the temperature.
About thirty to forty victims end up in Karachi city morgue each day, according to the Edhi ambulance service.
However, it has gathered about 568 bodies in the last six days, with 141 of those being collected on Tuesday.
It is premature to determine the exact cause of death in any instance.
But according to sources, the number of fatalities increased when Karachi’s temperature rose above 40C (104F), with the excessive humidity making it feel as hot as 49C.
People have started going to hospitals in search of assistance.
Between Sunday and Wednesday, 267 patients with heatstroke were on admission to Civil Hospital Karachi, according to Dr. Imran Sarwar Sheikh, the emergency department’s chairman. Out of them, twelve perished.
Dr Sheikh told the BBC:
“Most of the people who we saw coming into the hospital were in their 60s or 70s, although there were some around 45 and even a couple in their 20s,”
Symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea and a high fever.
“Many of those we saw had been working outside. We’ve told them to make sure they drink plenty of water and wear light clothes in these high temperatures.”
One meteorologist referred to the high temperatures as a “partial heatwave” and they started over the weekend.
Camps and centers for heatwave victims were put up in an effort to aid the populace.
Images depict kids having fun in fountains as they attempt to cool off.
Experts concur that climate change is causing these kinds of extreme weather events to occur more frequently and with greater intensity.
Even though somewhat lower temperatures are predicted, the heatwave that is scorching Karachi is predicted to continue throughout the following week.
Now, meteorologists are focusing on the monsoon season, which they predict will arrive early and bring up to 60% more rain, experts who talked with Dawn said.
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