Lal Shahbaz urs: Sehwan heat wave leaves 14 dead

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SEHWAN: As many as 14 people have died in a heat-wave that swept across Sehwan, local media reported on Sunday.

The followers of Hazarat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar had gathered to mark the 763 Urs celebrations of the Sufi saint.

The mercury has peaked to 42 degrees centigrade on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of devotees, mostly from Sindh and Punjab, have gathered at the small town during the three-day event.

Last year, during the urs, severe temperatures claimed 53 lives.