As mercury soars in Karachi, 20 bodies recovered from different areas
Karachi has been in grip of heatwave for last few days as citizens face hours-long unannounced loadshedding
July 18, 2024
- Rescue officials find 8 bodies from different Karachi areas today.
- Bodies seem to be of drug addicts, say rescue officials.
- Karachi continues to face high temperatures for several days now.
As sweltering weather in Karachi has claimed two more lives, various hospitals of the metropolis received at least 20 bodies during the last 24 hours.
The rescue officials said on Thursday they have received eight more bodies from different areas of the city today as well, bringing the total number to 20.
The bodies appear to be of drug addicts, they said adding that the bodies have been shifted to the Civil Hospital, Jinnah Hospital and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
They said three bodies were found in the Lyari area of Jehanabad while one body each was recovered from II Chundrigar Road, Clifton, Malir, Quaidabad and Super Highway.
Meanwhile, the Sindh Health Department said earlier today that with two fatalities reported today at the Civil Hospital, the number of casualties that occurred due to heat stroke from June till now has reached 51.
Furthermore, the health department revealed that nearly 50 heatstroke cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The port city has been in the grip of a heatwave for the last few days making life miserable for the masses as they face hours-long unannounced load-shedding despite the power utility's assurances.
A day earlier, the mercury in the metropolis touched 40.5°C with feels like temperature soaring to 56°C.
The phenomenon of such mysterious deaths came to the fore last month when rescue officials in the metropolis recovered bodies attributed to the scorching heat from different parts of the port city.
Back then, a spokesperson for the Chhipa Welfare Association reported the number of bodies reached 22 after they received five more on June 25.
The non-government organisation, which runs a network of ambulances, had said that three of them were seemingly drug addicts, adding that most bodies "remained unclaimed so far".
Edhi Foundation’s spokesperson had also confirmed to The News that most of the deceased were drug addicts who died due to severe heat while being under the influence of drugs.
