The intermediate board and Karachi University delayed their exams scheduled till May 24 while madrassas gave a three-day off to their students in Karachi on Monday (today). The temperature in the city is all set to compete with the hottest day of the year.
On Sunday, the city braved the hottest day of the year so far at 44 degrees Celsius. On Monday (today), the Met Office predicts the same. Earlier, the city endured 44 degrees Celsius on May 3.
The south sizzles
Extreme weather prevails in other parts of Sindh as well. Nawabshah braved the hottest April temperature of the world this year. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, Mithi experienced on Sunday the highest temperature in the country at 45 degrees Celsius. Sibbi and Karachi braved the second-highest temperature in the country at 44 degrees Celsius. Moen Jo Daro, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad and Badin were just a degree behind at 43 degrees Celsius. Similar weather conditions are likely to prevail over the next three days.
Over 1,200 people died in Pakistan in 2015 when a major heatwave hit the country. In May, the Met Office issued an advisory to the city authorities to take protective measures against the heatwave. Despite the alert, the administration set up only a handful of heatstroke prevention camps in Karachi.
“So far, we haven’t received any heatstroke patients,” said Dr Seemi Jamali, the head of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center in Karachi. “But people should be careful and stay indoors. If you must step out, keep a wet towel on your head and neck.”
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