Another 105 people died of heatstroke on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,116 in Sindh, even though the harsh weather that has overwhelmed the province for a week subsided considerably.
Officials said the number of heatstroke patients arriving at hospitals had reduced significantly on Thursday because the weather was quite windy and, at times, cloudy, but it failed to completely stop the heatwave attacking them.
“On Thursday, at least 90 people died in Karachi and 15 in other districts of Sindh,” a government official said.
Hyderabad, Thatta, Matiari and Benazirabad were among the districts where these fatalities occurred.
According to official figures, 1,040 people have died in Karachi since Saturday and 76 in other parts of Sindh.
