Pakistan who died because of the heat filled the morgue

People in the city of Karachi, south of Pakistan, are facing a heat wave that lasted more than three days, killing nearly 700 people.

People died from the heat and filled the morgue in Pakistan

Temperature in the port city of Karachi, Sindh province, on June 20 increased to 44 degrees C and remained at 43 degrees C on the following days. AFP quoted Saeed Mangnejo, senior provincial health official, said yesterday that the total number of people dying from heat in Pakistan was 692 and that number could increase.

In the photo, a volunteer attaches identification to bags of dead bodies at a cold storage in the morgue in Karachi.(Photo: Reuters.)

Most people died in Karachi.Edhi Welfare Organization said the two morgues in the city had received more than 400 bodies during the past three days."The morgues are full," said Anwar Kazmi, spokesman Edhi.(Photo: AFP.)

The heatwave took place in the country of nearly 200 million people, mostly Muslim, at the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan.In Ramadi month, Muslims will not eat or drink during the time between sunrise and sunset.(Photo: Reuters).

Some clergy believe that physically weak people may not have to fast in harsh conditions.
In the photo, a man rests in a mosque in Karachi.(Photo: AFP).

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) to take emergency measures. Pakistani troops are mobilized to establish centers for dealing with heat shock and support NDMA.
A thermal shock woman is being treated at a Pakistani military relief center, set up in a school in Karachi.(Photo: Reuters).

According to the BBC, local people criticized the authorities for failing to fulfill the responsibility for dealing with disasters.They were also angry because of their power cuts, could not use air conditioning or fans.(Photo: AFP).

Electricity shortages also affect the water supply system in Karachi, making millions of liters of water impossible to reach people, the national water agency said.(Photo: AFP).

Most of the victims are older people from low-income families.Thousands of people are being treated for thermal shock, some in critical condition.(Photo: AFP).

Residents receive drinking water from a volunteer at a booth located outside the Jinnah Graduate Medical Center (JPMC) in Karachi city.(Photo: Reuters).

A man cool himself under a public tap after filling two bottles of water.(Photo: Reuters).