Severe heatwave hit Sindh, Balochistan, and Southern Punjab on Sunday, compelling citizens to stay indoors.

Temperatures in Nawabshah and Dadu districts soared to 45 Celsius, while 44 Celsius temperatures were recorded at Sukkur, Sibi and Rahim Yar Khan, 43 Celsius at Bahawalpur and 42C at Multan.

In view of the heatwave alert issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the Sindh Emergency Rescue Service (Rescue 1122), in coordination with district administrations and other relevant institutions, has established more than 25 heat relief camps across the province to provide timely protection to citizens against the risks of extreme heat and heatstroke.

According to an official information today, on the directives of Adviser to the Chief Minister Sindh on Rehabilitation, Giyan Chand Essarani, the camps have been set up in Karachi, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Badin, Sujawal, Thatta, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, Sukkur, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Tharparkar, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad and several other districts, where more than 1,000 citizens are benefiting from the facilities daily

Mr Essarani said that special heat relief points had been established at Sakhi Hassan Chowrangi, Water Pump, Railway Station, DC South Complex, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Malir and other busy locations in Karachi, while relief camps were also functioning in Naseem Nagar, Alamdar Chowk and Tandojam in Hyderabad, as well as Ghanta Ghar in Sukkur, Mirpur Mathelo, Larkana, Mithi, Badin, Sujawal, Qambar and Shaheed Benazirabad.

Maximum temperature in Sargodha recorded 39 Celsius and Lahore 37 Celsius. in Karachi, maximum temperatures recorded 35-degree Celsius.

Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast rainfall in Islamabad, Potohar region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir from Sunday (today) evening. The Met Office in an alert earlier predicted that the intense heatwave could continue from May 07 to 11 in the country with extremely hot weather in various districts of Sindh and Baluchistan.

The doctors have advised citizens to observe caution in extremely hot conditions and avoid exposure to the Sun, particularly in peak hot hours of day and get hydrated by drinking maximum water.

The extreme heat has claimed 14 lives in Karachi, eight heatwave deaths were reported last Monday.

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