tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post8670347331760589958..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Pakistani Heat Wave Kills 122 in Karachi antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-58618263884806425572015-06-23T11:59:17.328+03:002015-06-23T11:59:17.328+03:00Death toll from Pakistan heat waves reaches 474 .....Death toll from Pakistan heat waves reaches 474 ...<br /><br />Nearly 300 have died in four major hospitals in the port city of Karachi, the provincial capital, a senior health official, Saeed Mangnejo, told the media.<br /><br />Meteorological officials say the temperature in Karachi reaches 45 degrees which is a record since 1979.<br /><br />Head of the Karachi's main state-run Jinnah Hospital, Dr Semi Jamal, said 200 people died in her hospital. She said a vast majority of those dead were above 50 years of age.<br /><br />She said over 3,000 affected people were brought to hospital over the past three days. Around 200 were stated to be in critical condition.<br /><br />On Monday, scattered rains had to some extent decreased the temperature.............http://www.china.org.cn/world/2015-06/23/content_35885620.htm<br />23/6/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-23701302268961420982015-06-23T11:34:28.660+03:002015-06-23T11:34:28.660+03:00Pakistan: la canicule a déjà fait plus de 450 mort...Pakistan: la canicule a déjà fait plus de 450 morts dans le sud...<br /><br />La canicule affectant le sud du Pakistan a fait plus de 450 morts ces trois derniers jours, frappant notamment les plus démunis, ont annoncé mardi les autorités locales, un bilan qui a plus que doublé par rapport à la veille.<br /><br />La plupart des décès ont été recensés à Karachi, la plus grande ville du pays avec ses quelque 20 millions d'habitants, où la température étouffante a atteint 45 degrés et où les pannes d'électricité se multiplient, freinant l'adduction d'eau...AFP......rtl.beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-46132285539026608882015-06-23T11:19:07.819+03:002015-06-23T11:19:07.819+03:00Pakistan calls for urgent measures as heatwave tol...Pakistan calls for urgent measures as heatwave toll tops 450...<br /><br />Pakistan's prime minister called for emergency measures as the death toll from a heatwave in southern Sindh province topped 450.<br /><br />The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had received orders from Nawaz Sharif to undertake immediate response measures.<br /><br />The army has also been deployed to set up heat stroke centres and assist the NDMA, it added.<br /><br />Many of the victims are elderly people from low income families....BBCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com