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Get the Karachi, Sindh local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department reported Severe Heatwave conditions occurring on 21–31 May 2024 through most of the country, and primarily in Sindh.Temperature highs rose to 40–42 °C (104–108 °F) in Karachi and 42–44 °C (108–111 °F) in Thatta, Badin and Sujawal districts, causing 2,547 reported instances of heat stroke and 133 livestock deaths.
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It caused the deaths of about 2,000 people from dehydration and heat stroke, mostly in Sindh province and its capital city, Karachi. [1] [2] [3] The heat wave also claimed the lives of zoo animals [4] and countless agricultural livestock. [5] The event followed a separate heat wave in neighboring India that killed 2,500 people in May 2015. [6]
Parts of Karachi received 147 mm (5.79 inches) of rain overnight, the local weather office said. The city's mayor, Murtaza Wahab, in a post on X, urged residents to avoid "unnecessary movement".
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[3] [4] Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting to deal with the weather emergency and directed all local bodies, administrations and hospitals to be on high alert. Apart from this, half day was announced in all public and private institutions of Karachi .
One month later, the data had been updated to reveal 1,781 deaths, 2,966 people with injuries, and more than 1.89 million homes destroyed. [72] The flood affected more than 20 million people, and exceeded the combined total of the individuals who were affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami , the 2005 Kashmir earthquake , and the 2010 Haiti ...