(28 May 2024)
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Sukkur District, Sindh Province, Pakistan – 27 May 2024
1. Various of people bathing in the river and jumping off bridge into water to cool off during heatwave
2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Javed Ahmed, local resident: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
“We are here to bathe and save ourselves from this extreme heat. The temperature here is around 49 Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), we have 18 hours of power loadshedding (temporary reduction of electricity supply) at our homes, our MPAs (Provincial Assembly members) and MNA (National Assembly members) for whom we vote have power generators at their houses. We feel humiliated , this canal water is the only option we have to keep ourselves cool.”
3. Wide of fisherman in boat pouring water over himself
4. Tilt down from sun to street with low traffic due to heatwave
5. Low angle shot of man splashing water on his face, sun in background
6. Low angle shot of a road, people on motorbikes with faces covered with cloths to protect against heat
7. Various of a heatstroke relief camp, officials providing cold water, people drinking water
8. Close of tub of cold water
9. Man pouring water over his face
10. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Saleem Abas, local resident: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
“It is very hot, what should we do, we have to come out of our houses for work. To protect ourselves we use sugar cane juice and cold water. Wwe don’t have much choice.”
11. Wide of road with low volume of traffic
12. Various of labourers working on road construction site in the sun
13. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Bopal Khan, labourer: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
“We have to work in this hot weather, we don’t have a choice. We have to work and feed our children, whether it’s hot or cold, we have to work.”
14. Khan walking on site
15. Various of man using water pump to cover head in water
16. Sun seen through tree branches
17. Ground shot of road with traffic and haze from heat
STORYLINE:
Temperatures soared to over 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Pakistan on Monday, as an ongoing heat wave gripped more areas, including the southern district of Sukkur.
The heat wave is forecast to continue for at least a few more days.
Doctors are treating victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan.
Heatstroke relief camps manned by volunteers have been set up to provide iced water for people in Sukkur, with residents saying the government has done nothing to help them.
People have also taken to the waters of the popular Indus River to save themselves from the extreme heat.
Javed Ahmed said he and his friends came to the river every day, as electricity supply cuts meant they couldn’t keep cool in their homes.
Authorities have urged people to stay indoors, hydrate and avoid unnecessary travel.
But labourers say they need to work to feed their families.
Bopal Khan worked under the hot sun on a road construction site, stating he had no choice but to continue his job in the heat.
Pakistan’s Meteorological department says the country could experience more episodes of extremely high temperatures ahead of the pre-monsoon rains.
Officials said the current heat wave was being experienced due to climate change and is the latest climate-related disaster to hit the country in recent years.
Melting glaciers and growing monsoons have caused devastating floods, at one point submerging a third of the country.
In a statement the Met department said thunderstorms and isolated rain are predicted in upper parts of the country from 28th May to 1st June, so severe heatwave conditions are likely to subside.
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