Summary The month of Ramazan also falls in summer season therefore the people should remain cautious.
KARACHI (Dunya News/ Reuters) – Meteorological department on Wednesday has warned that Karachi will face severe summers this year too whereas the risk of heatwave is also present.
The Met department has said that although natural calamities cannot be prevented but the damages can be lessen through improved measures.
Sindh Met department director Abdul Rasheed has suggested that in order to save the citizens from heatwave, the government and stakeholders should make prior arrangements.
The month of Ramazan also falls in summer season therefore the people should remain cautious of themselves for which an awareness campaign is needed, he added.
Last year, Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi experienced the worst heatwave for nearly 35 years and killed more than 1,000 people.
The morgues ran out of space and residents rushed to supply over-stretched public hospitals.
The heat wave in the city of 20 million people coincided with severe electricity cuts, leaving many without fans, water or light and the beginning of the holy month of Ramazan, when many Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours.
Temperatures shot up to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit), the hottest since 1981, although they dipped to 38 degrees Celsius (100F) in some days.
