Pakistan heatwave: Temperatures begin to fall in sweltering city of Karachi; death toll nears 800.
Temperatures have begun falling in the sweltering city of Karachi, helping to bring some respite to southern Pakistan where nearly 800 people have died in a heatwave.
"The weather is getting better now and we hope that the people would bear with it now," a senior official at the provincial health ministry said.
The death toll in Karachi had reached 780 by Wednesday, Anwar Kazmi, a senior official of Pakistan's largest charity Edhi Welfare Organisation, said.
Temperatures in the city, which is Pakistan's largest and has seen the majority of the deaths, were forecast to peak at 38 degrees Celsius, down from the 40-plus highs of recent days.
The change in weather will come as welcome relief for the economic hub, where maximum temperatures have hovered around 44C-45C since Saturday, but officials warned the death toll may still rise.original post found herhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/
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