LAHORE / KARACHI : Over 70 folks had been admitted with heatstroke complaints in numerous hospitals of Lahore on Tuesday as temperatures in seven cities of Sindh and Punjab remained over 50 levels Celsius.
The sweltering heatwave will persist because the Meteorological Department has forecast scorching climate for Sindh and south Punjab right now. Some areas are anticipated to obtain rains with robust winds.
In Lahore, 72 residents had been admitted to public hospitals with warmth stroke up to now 24 hours. These included 20 in Companies Hospital, 15 in Normal Hospital, 18 in Mayo Hospital, 10 in Jinnah Hospital and 9 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
The climate remained scorching and dry in Azad Kashmir and Punjab, with no rainfall recorded up to now 24 hours. The best temperature was 50.1°C in Khanpur tehsil, and the bottom was 20.0°C in Murree.
Temperature crosses 50°C in seven Punjab, Sindh cities; pilgrims suggested to take precautions throughout Haj
The Regional Meteorological Centre Lahore has issued a forecast for warm and dry climate in Punjab’s plains and southern districts.
In line with the Punjab Provincial Catastrophe Administration Authority (PDMA) spokesperson, district administrations have been alerted to a extreme heatwave state of affairs in southern Punjab.
On Tuesday, six Sindh cities — Jacobabad, Dadu, Larkana, Mohenjo Daro, Shaheed Benazirabad and Khairpur — reported temperatures over 50°C, a deviation of 5-8°C from their month-to-month common temperature.
The temperature in Sakrand, Sukkur, Rohri, Padidan, Tandojam, Hyderabad, Mithi, Chhor and Mirpurkhas hovered between 44 and 48°C. The mercury remained beneath 40°C in Badin, Karachi and Thatta.
A Met division’s advisory warned that heatwave is prone to persist in Karachi, Thatta, Badin and Sujawal districts tomorrow (Wednesday) until June 1, with most daytime temperatures ranging between 40 and 44°C.
Remoted showers
Remoted rain and windstorms are anticipated in Azad Kashmir, Islamabad, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Jhang, Khushab, Sargodha, Mianwali, Murree and Galyat.
Earlier, the PDMA issued an alert for rain and windstorms throughout the province from Could 28 to June 1.
The PDMA forecast windstorms and rain in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum and Mandi Bahauddin. Remoted rainfall can also be predicted in Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Khushab, Sargodha, Mianwali, Lahore, Kasur, Okara, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh and Jhang.
Punjab PDMA Director Normal Irfan Ali Kathia stated there was a threat of harm to standing crops because of the storm, and farmers have been suggested to take precautionary measures.
He stated residents ought to keep in secure locations to keep away from lightning and never go to open areas through the storm.
In the meantime, residents have turned to conventional coolants to hunt respite from the scorching warmth. Many thronged ice cream and milk outlets on Ferozepur Highway searching for khoya kulfis and chilly milk.
In Lahore, the value of ice has additionally elevated on account of excessive demand. The value of an ice slab has doubled in the previous couple of days from Rs220 to Rs400. Ice blocks are being offered at Rs1,400, up from Rs700 a number of days in the past.
Haj pilgrims warned
Pakistani Haj pilgrims have been suggested to take precautionary measures following a extreme warmth warning issued by the Saudi Nationwide Centre for Meteorology, APP reported.
This 12 months, Haj is anticipated to happen from June 14 to 19, coinciding with the height of sweltering summer season temperatures within the area, elevating considerations in regards to the well-being of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims gathering in Makkah from internationally.
In an interview with APP, Abdul Wahab Soomro, the chief of Pakistan’s Haj mission, stated pilgrims ought to keep away from publicity to solar, notably through the 5 days from Zilhaj 8 to 12. The pilgrims have been suggested to drink loads of water and ORS and use umbrellas when out within the open.
Printed in Daybreak, Could twenty ninth, 2024