Nearly 150 Die of Heatstroke in Pakistan's Karachi

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23 June 2015 11:08 WIB

People cool themselves off in polluted water near a port during a high heat wave, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 22, 2015. Nearly 150 people have died from heatstroke in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi in the last two days, officials said Monday. Hospital reports confirm at least 148 deaths, said the city's health director, Zafar Ejaz. AP/Shakil Adil

23 Juni 2015 00:00 WIB

Men sleep in shade under a bridge during intense hot weather in Karachi, Pakistan, June 22, 2015. Hundreds more are being treated for heat-related ailments, including fever and dehydration, said Seemi Jamali, a spokeswoman for Jinnah Hospital. She added that most of the deaths have been among elderly people. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

23 Juni 2015 00:00 WIB

A Pakistani boy cools himself in polluted water near a port during a high heat wave, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 22, 2015. An intense heat wave killed more than 148 people over the weekend in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, as the electricity grid crashed during the first days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AP/Shakil Adil

23 Juni 2015 00:00 WIB

A Pakistani woman mourns as she sits beside the lifeless body of her relative who died from a heatstroke, inside an ambulance at a morgue of a charity group, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 22, 2015. Nearly 150 people have died from heatstroke in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi in the last two days, officials said Monday. AP/Shakil Adil

23 Juni 2015 00:00 WIB

Relatives sit beside a body of a deceased who died due to an intense heat wave, while waiting for an ambulance, at Edhi Foundation morgue in Karachi, Pakistan, June 22, 2015. An intense heat wave killed more than 148 people over the weekend in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, as the electricity grid crashed during the first days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

23 Juni 2015 00:00 WIB

A relative (R) waits while volunteers search for a body of a deceased among people who died due to an intense heat wave, at Edhi Foundation morgue in Karachi, Pakistan, June 22, 2015. Nearly 150 people have died from heatstroke in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi in the last two days, officials said Monday. Hospital reports confirm at least 148 deaths, said the city's health director, Zafar Ejaz. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

23 Juni 2015 00:00 WIB