Pakistan don order school closures, postpone exams, and put hospitals on alert as severe heatwave sweep through the country.

Pakistan don shut schools and put hospitals on alert as temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius

May 22, 2024

Pakistan don order school closures, postpone exams, and put hospitals on alert as severe heatwave sweep through the country.

Pakistan chief meteorologist, Sardar Sarfraz, talk say daytime temperatures for some southern and south-western parts fit cross 50 degrees Celsius during the weeklong heatwave, wey be eight degrees Celsius above normal levels.

Provincial Education Minister, Rana Sikander, say schools for the central province of Punjab go remain closed until May 31 to protect children from direct exposure to sunshine.

Every year, climate-induced incidents dey kill hundreds of people for Pakistan, and thousands dey lose their homes and livelihoods, even though the country hardly contribute anything to global carbon emissions, according to official stats.

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