<p><meta name="uuid" content="uuidXQkNORU2KOVk" />Pakistan is reeling from a heatwave&nbsp;with&nbsp;hundreds of people&nbsp;being treated&nbsp;for heatstroke at hospitals across the country.&nbsp;Authorities on&nbsp;Friday (May 24) urged people to stay indoors, hydrate and avoid&nbsp;unnecessary travel.&nbsp;Citing weather forecasters, a&nbsp;report by the&nbsp;news agency Associated Press said that&nbsp;temperatures are likely to soar to 55 degrees Celsius.</p>

<p>Pakistan's Jacobabad is one of the hottest cities&nbsp;in the world&nbsp;and&nbsp;mercury here on Friday soared to 50 degrees Celsius.&nbsp;Residents of&nbsp;Jacobabad are grappling with the rising heat, and frequent power cuts have added to their woes.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>'Miserable to stay at home'</strong></h2>

<p>Speaking to the news agency Reuters, a Jacobabad resident said&nbsp;it has been miserable to stay&nbsp;home during the heatwave.&nbsp;"So, we come out and play Ludo (board game)&nbsp;which&nbsp;is a good way to pass the time&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;reduces the feeling of heat&nbsp;a little,"&nbsp;the resident added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"Our houses become very hot because of the intense heat in Jacobabad. It&nbsp;is difficult&nbsp;to sleep at home. That is why we come&nbsp;down&nbsp;here to sleep on the rooftop after a tiresome day. It is a bit breezy here&nbsp;which&nbsp;reduces the heat&nbsp;and&nbsp;we are able to get some sleep here,"&nbsp;another resident told Reuters.</p>

<p>Data from&nbsp;Pakistan's&nbsp;meteorological agency showed that the city would have to cope with the heat for at least two more weeks.</p>

<h2><strong>UN urges children to&nbsp;be protected&nbsp;from&nbsp;heat</strong></h2>

<p>Scores of people have&nbsp;been hospitalised&nbsp;for heatstroke&nbsp;in Hyderabad, Larkana, Jacobabad and Lahore.&nbsp;Pakistan has set up&nbsp;emergency response centres at hospitals&nbsp;to treat patients affected by the heat.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, UNICEF has appealed for children to&nbsp;be protected&nbsp;from the heat.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch | WION Climate Tracker:&nbsp;Heat-related deaths rise in Europe</strong></p>

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<p>“UNICEF is deeply concerned about the health and safety of babies and young children as debilitating heatwave conditions take hold in several countries,”&nbsp;said Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF regional director for South Asia.</p>

<p>Wijesekera said the increasing temperatures across the region could put millions of&nbsp;children’s&nbsp;health at risk if they are not protected and hydrated.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Pakistan is reeling from a heatwave with hundreds of people being treated for heatstroke at hospitals across the country. Authorities on Friday (May 24) urged people to stay indoors, hydrate and avoid unnecessary travel.

Pakistan is reeling from a heatwave with hundreds of people being treated for heatstroke at hospitals across the country. Authorities on Friday (May 24) urged people to stay indoors, hydrate and avoid unnecessary travel. Citing weather forecasters, a report by the news agency Associated Press said that temperatures are likely to soar to 55 degrees Celsius. Pakistan's Jacobabad is one of the hottest cities in the world and mercury here on Friday soared to 50 degrees Celsius. Residents of Jacobabad are grappling with the rising heat, and frequent power cuts have added to their woes. 'Miserable to stay at home' Speaking to the news agency Reuters, a Jacobabad resident said it has been miserable to stay home during the heatwave. "So, we come out and play Ludo (board game) which is a good way to pass the time and it reduces the feeling of heat a little," the resident added. Also read | 'India landed on the moon, while our children die in gutter': Pakistani MP's rant goes viral "Our houses become very hot because of the intense heat in Jacobabad. It is difficult to sleep at home. That is why we come down here to sleep on the rooftop after a tiresome day. It is a bit breezy here which reduces the heat and we are able to get some sleep here," another resident told Reuters. Data from Pakistan's meteorological agency showed that the city would have to cope with the heat for at least two more weeks. UN urges children to be protected from heat Scores of people have been hospitalised for heatstroke in Hyderabad, Larkana, Jacobabad and Lahore. Pakistan has set up emergency response centres at hospitals to treat patients affected by the heat. Meanwhile, UNICEF has appealed for children to be protected from the heat. Also watch | WION Climate Tracker: Heat-related deaths rise in Europe × “UNICEF is deeply concerned about the health and safety of babies and young children as debilitating heatwave conditions take hold in several countries,” said Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF regional director for South Asia. Wijesekera said the increasing temperatures across the region could put millions of children’s health at risk if they are not protected and hydrated. (With inputs from agencies)

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Heatwave in Pakistan: Jacobabad sizzles at 50°C, faces frequent power cuts