Recent heat wave has claimed 143 lives within 24 hours in different parts of Karachi as temperature up to 43 degree Celsius is recorded today.
At least 143 casualties were reported so far due to heat strokes following intense heat wave hit the metropolis amid unending menace of load shedding across the city.
Hospital sources confirmed overall 143 deaths in different government hospitals so far. The hospital include 22 deaths in Civil Hospital, 85 in Jinnah Hospital, 27 in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, seven in Lyari General Hospital, two in KPT Kemari hospital.
The sources expressed rise in casualties as several patients are suffering sensitive health condition by heat strokes under treatments in different hospitals.
Mostly patients brought to the hospital aged between 45-50 who were already suffering many medical complications that turned intense after extremely warm weather.
The death toll rises up to 106 with recently reported two casualties in Civil Hospital, nine in Lyari General Hospital and five more in Jinnah Hospital in Karachi.
Moreover, Pakistan Met department predicted continuation of weather on June 22 (tomorrow) until Tuesday and Wednesday citing expectation of monsoon rainfall in the city.
