Karachi heat wave claims 20 more lives

Hasan Mansoor Published June 28, 2015

KARACHI: Although the searing heat of last week has passed, high temperatures claimed another 20 lives in the city today.

According to Sindh health department statistics, since June 20, a total of 1,206 have died in Karachi alone due to the heat wave.

Commenting on the situation, Provincial Minister for Health Jam Mahtab claimed some deaths could be prevented if loadshedding comes to an end. He added that 35 per cent of those who had died were women.

Representatives of the Edhi Foundation had earlier said they were continuously receiving bodies, though numbers had considerably decreased on Saturday. Around 160 unclaimed bodies were buried by the Edhi Foundation the same day.

Doctors at Civil Hospital Karachi said a majority of the dead appeared to hail from lower economic groups, including many of the homeless and drug addicts.

Dilawar Khan

Jun 28, 2015 04:00pm

Responsible ministers need immediate sacking..

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Kai von otto

Jun 28, 2015 05:21pm

To me, dissolving the Government is not the solution for such issues, the only solution is the change of the system.

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adnan

Jun 28, 2015 05:41pm

this is something else going on ..... not just heat

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Amin

Jun 28, 2015 06:08pm

We are reaping the rotten fruits of our own deeds. There is nobody to blame but us. We don't need other nations or countries to destroy Pakistan, Our dishonesty, corruption and illiteracy will and is killing us.

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Hamid

Jun 28, 2015 06:18pm

very very sad :( i remember many people mocked India when same was happening :(

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crazy

Jun 28, 2015 06:54pm

@amin-- you are wrong, only if Mr. Jinnah would have lived longer, he would have created instituitions like Nehru. current indian political class is no better than Pakistan. difference is Nehru. Jinnah might be more intellegent but Nehru was young and lived longer

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PHILOSOPHER (from Japan)

Jun 28, 2015 08:19pm

...and the ping-pong of blame is going on and on.

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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan

Jun 28, 2015 09:06pm

Over 1200 deaths in Karachi and PM Pakistan Nawaz Sharif is yet to visit Karachi. Do I need to say anything else?

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Malveros

Jun 28, 2015 10:41pm

Loadshedding is just an excuse being propagated by the dual incompetence of PPP and MQM in Sindh.

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ali ahmed

Jun 29, 2015 03:26am

the city which generate 60%revenue is in total neglect....people are dying due to heat waves,lack of water,brain eating amoebae but both sindh govt.and federal govt.playing politics,the elected representative are sidelined and has no role in running the city...

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ROY

Jun 29, 2015 10:26am

This is an unusual phenomena and such thing happened first time in Karachi. Most of people were homeless/drug addict. The solution is end poverty which is main reason behind and for that matter forced/fixed taxation is required for this separate account head which shall be distributed through banks to registered persons by local union councils subject to swear punishment to registering authority if found discrepancy at any stage.

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