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Death Toll in Pakistan Heat Wave Nears 800

HeadlineJun 25, 2015

The death toll from a heat wave in the Pakistani city of Karachi has grown to around 800. Morgues are said to be overflowing with bodies while one hospital has reported treating some 8,000 patients in just four days. Temperatures have reached as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat wave in Pakistan follows another in neighboring India last month that killed over 2,500 people.

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