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Karachi On High Alert Over Mysterious Deaths, 22 Found Dead Across City
The city of Karachi is grappling with a mysterious and concerning trend as the number of unidentified bodies found in various areas of the metropolis has now reached 22, according to a Geo News report on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Heatwave Kills 65 People In Karachi In 3 Days: Report
A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days. The heatwave has coincided with power outages and the holy month of Ramadan, when most Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours. Temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Monday.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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Mass Funeral Held for Unclaimed Victims of Deadly Pakistan Heatwave
Pakistani welfare volunteers held a mass funeral for 50 victims of Karachi's worst heatwave in decades, whose bodies had gone unclaimed.
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Pakistan Heat Wave Eases After More Than 1,150 Die
Sea breezes brought cooler temperatures today to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people over a week around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan Morgues Run Out of Space as Heatwave Kills More Than 1,000
The worst heat wave to hit Pakistan's southern city of Karachi for nearly 35 years has killed more than 1,000 people, a charity said today, as morgues ran out of space and public hospitals struggled to cope.
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Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Reaches 800
The death toll from Pakistan's killer heatwave rose to 800 today, as cloud cover and lower temperatures brought some relief to the worst-hit city Karachi.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Heat Wave Deaths in Pakistan's Financial Hub Reach 780
Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said today, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.
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Pakistan Heatwave Deaths Close to 700: Officials
Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said today, with medics battling to treat patients as a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Rises to Over 450, Say Officials
More than 450 people have now died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Heat Wave Kills Around 400 People in Karachi
An intense heatwave sweeping across Pakistan's southern Sindh province has killed around 400 people, including women and children, in the capital Karachi, prompting the army to step in to help victims of the worst heatstroke that has hit the country in more than a decade.
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136 Die in Pakistan Heatwave
At least 136 people have died in a heatwave in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi and other districts of the Sindh province since Saturday, media reported on Monday.
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Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Climbs to 122: Officials
A heatwave in Pakistan's largest city Karachi and other districts of southern Sindh province has killed at least 122 people, health officials said Sunday.
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Karachi On High Alert Over Mysterious Deaths, 22 Found Dead Across City
The city of Karachi is grappling with a mysterious and concerning trend as the number of unidentified bodies found in various areas of the metropolis has now reached 22, according to a Geo News report on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Heatwave Kills 65 People In Karachi In 3 Days: Report
A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days. The heatwave has coincided with power outages and the holy month of Ramadan, when most Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours. Temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Monday.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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Mass Funeral Held for Unclaimed Victims of Deadly Pakistan Heatwave
Pakistani welfare volunteers held a mass funeral for 50 victims of Karachi's worst heatwave in decades, whose bodies had gone unclaimed.
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Pakistan Heat Wave Eases After More Than 1,150 Die
Sea breezes brought cooler temperatures today to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people over a week around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan Morgues Run Out of Space as Heatwave Kills More Than 1,000
The worst heat wave to hit Pakistan's southern city of Karachi for nearly 35 years has killed more than 1,000 people, a charity said today, as morgues ran out of space and public hospitals struggled to cope.
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Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Reaches 800
The death toll from Pakistan's killer heatwave rose to 800 today, as cloud cover and lower temperatures brought some relief to the worst-hit city Karachi.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Heat Wave Deaths in Pakistan's Financial Hub Reach 780
Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said today, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.
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Pakistan Heatwave Deaths Close to 700: Officials
Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said today, with medics battling to treat patients as a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Death Toll From Pakistan Heatwave Rises to Over 450, Say Officials
More than 450 people have now died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said today, as medics battled to treat victims after a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
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Heat Wave Kills Around 400 People in Karachi
An intense heatwave sweeping across Pakistan's southern Sindh province has killed around 400 people, including women and children, in the capital Karachi, prompting the army to step in to help victims of the worst heatstroke that has hit the country in more than a decade.
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136 Die in Pakistan Heatwave
At least 136 people have died in a heatwave in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi and other districts of the Sindh province since Saturday, media reported on Monday.
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Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Climbs to 122: Officials
A heatwave in Pakistan's largest city Karachi and other districts of southern Sindh province has killed at least 122 people, health officials said Sunday.
