Karachi sweats on hottest day since 1981

Pakistan's biggest city Karachi today experienced its hottest day since May, 1981.

A Pakistan meteorological official confirmed that while the temperature remained around 45 degrees Centigrade but due to absence of sea breeze in the coastal city, the felt temperature was close to 49 degrees.

There were no winds today from the sea and for Karachiites Wednesday was the hottest day since May 1981, one official confirmed.

He said due to load shedding in many parts of the city, it was very uncomfortable for the people in the month of fasting.

Due to the extreme weather people preferred to stay indoors with little traffic seen on the roads especially after noon with suffocating humidity.

People out on the roads could be seen wrapping their heads and faces in wet towels and cloth while in many areas people were seen cooling off with their feet in ice buckets.

Karachi and many parts of Pakistan have been in the grip of extremely hot weather since last month and temperatures have escalated since the start of Ramzan two weeks back.

According to the Edhi welfare trust, at one point due to the hot and humid weather over a period of four days at least 62 people died due to heat stroke but the provincial government has disputed these claims.