KARACHI: The death toll caused by the heat stroke in Karachi crossed 1200 after several people lost their lives due to heat related illnesses on Monday.
According to the reports, 15 more affectees dead in last 24 hours the deaths were reported in different hospitals of Karachi where medics said that 15 people who were under treatment in hospitals breathed their last today.
According to the doctors said more than 2500 patients were still getting treatment in Karachi.
An emergency has been imposed at Karachi hospitals due to the large number of heatstroke patients.
17 more patients lost their lives during the last 24 hours despite that fact that the number of patients has considerably gone down from last week, during which the city braced 10-year-record temperatures.
So far, 365 heatstroke or dehydration patients have died at the Jinnah Hospital, 148 at Civil Hospital, 232 at KMC hospitals, 75 at the Liaquat National Hospital, 45 at the Indus hospital, 14 at Korangi hospital, 6 at the Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad, 19 at Ojha hospital, 32 at Qatar hospital, 30 at Patel hospital, and 60 at the Ziauddin hospital.
The city of 20 million inhabitants is a sprawling metropolis with few green areas and has scant facilities for coping with intensely hot weather.
After peaking at around 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) on the weekend of June 20-21, the heat subsided to the mid-30s later in the week as the city’s customary cooling sea breeze returned.
This year’s heatwave has also coincided with the start of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, during which millions of devout Pakistanis abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset.
Medical experts say simple precautionary measures can save citizens from becoming victims of heatstroke.