2015 Pakistani heat wave

A severe heat wave struck Pakistan in June 2015, out electricity since 19 June.[16]
mostly aecting Sindh, Southern Punjab, and
Balochistan.[6][7][8][9] As of 23 June 2015, it may
have caused the deaths of an estimated 700 people or 3 Recorded temperatures
more, mostly in Karachi, though the exact death toll is
uncertain.[1][2][4][10][7][11][12]
High temperatures were recorded in Pakistans southern
The heat wave occurred during the Islamic month of areas. The temperature ranged from 49 C (120 F)
Ramadan; the electricity grid crashed during the rst day in Larkana and Sibi to 45 C (113 F) in Karachi. In
of Ramadan, leaving scores dead.[13][14] The 2015 heat southern Punjab, 40 C (104 F) was recorded in Multan
wave has had the highest recorded temperatures since whereas several areas of the Balochistan province were
1979.[7][15]
also aected where temperature touched 49 C (120 F)
in Sibi and Turbat.[4][16][22][23]

Causes
4 Relief eorts

Asif Shuja, the former director general of the Pakistan

Environmental Protection Agency, claimed that the heat
wave was a symptom of global climate change, aggravated by deforestation, expansion of asphalt-made super
highways, and rapid urbanisation.[16] He maintained that
there has been a rise in the Earth's average temperature
from 15.5 C (59.9 F) to 16.2 C (61.2 F) over the last
100 years due to which we are experiencing such extreme
weather conditions both in summers and winters.[16]
Shuja went on to say that the lack of sophisticated weather
prediction technology in Pakistan contributed to the casualties of the heat wave.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif warned electric supply

companies that he would not tolerate power outages during Ramadan. Karachi University postponed its exams
for at least one month due to the intense heatwave.[24][25]
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah announced
that emergency has been declared in all the government
hospitals of Karachi and other cities in Sindh.[13]

5 See also
List of extreme weather records in Pakistan

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Aected areas

2015 Indian heat wave

Karachi

6 References

In Karachi alone, 630 died due to dehydration and heat

stroke.[17][18][19][3] So far, 68 dead bodies were brought
to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and 35 bodies to the
Civil Hospital.[4][13][20] The heatwave also claimed lives
of three zoo animals.[21]

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[1] Opp calls for day of mourning over heatwave deaths.

[2] Heatwave in Karachi claims 600 lives in 72 hours. The
News International. 23 June 2015.
[3] Pakistan heatwave kills 572, over 400 in Karachi.

Thatta

Five people died in Thatta in the interior Sindh.[4]

[4] Heatwave in southern Pakistan kills 260. Times of India. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June
2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

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[5] Up to 700 dead as Pakistan reels under blistering heat.

IBN Live. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

Tharparker

A health ocial reported deaths of a man, an infant and

two children, adding that the desert district has been with-

[6] The Death Toll from Pakistans Heatwave Is Now Nearing 450.

[7] Heatwave in Pakistans Sindh province leaves 120 dead.

BBC. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[8] Heat wave claims 475 lives in 3 days in seething
Karachi.
[9] Heatwave kills around 400 people in Karachi.
[10] A Heat Wave in Pakistan Has Killed Around 140 People. Times. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[11] Heatwave devastates Karachi, other parts of Sindh; at
least 136 dead. Dawn. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June
2015.
[12] Pakistan heat wave claims at least 140 lives in Karachi.
CNN. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[13] Heatwave in Pakistans Sindh province leaves 141 dead.
Economic Times. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[14] Heat wave kills more than 120 in Pakistans Karachi.
Reuters. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[15] Pakistan heatwave: Emergency measures as toll nears
700.
[16] Heat wave: Under scorching sun, Pakistan swelters. The
Express Tribune. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[17] Brutal Pakistan heatwave kills 630 people in Karachi.
[18] CM Sindh surfaces as 500 perish in blistering heat.
[19] Pakistan Heat Wave Kills Over 400 People in Karachi,
But Rain Expected.
[20] Pakistan: Sindh heatwave claims 140 lives mostly in
Karachi. IB TImes. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June
2015.
[21] Karachi heatwave claims lives of three zoo animals.
[22] Temperature soars to 46, load shedding adds to woes.
Geo TV. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22
June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[23] Pakistan melts under scorching heat, hottest year
recorded. Pakistan Today. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22
June 2015.
[24] Heatwave kills 90 in Karachi as residents grapple with
power outages. Express Tribune. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
[25] Heatwave kills more than 120 in Pakistan. Telegraph.
22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

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