Monday, July 1, 2024

Pakistan's port city is in the grip of a severe heatwave

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The southern Pakistani city of Karachi is in the grip of an extreme heatwave.

The head of the city's largest ambulance service says more than 800 people have died in the last two weeks, even as hundreds more are still receiving treatment for heat related illnesses.

Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.

In: The port city........

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