Death toll reaches 289 in sizzling Pakistan

Islamabad – At least 57 more people died across Pakistan due to exposure to intense heat, raising the death toll to at least 289, media reports said on Thursday.

…People battled the sizzling temperatures amid frequent power outages as the country was facing its worst ever energy crisis, with electricity demand exceeding the supply by 2,900 megawatts.

Violent protests were staged in the port city of Karachi, where a major fault in one of the electricity generating units caused power cuts that continued in some cases for 12 hours.

Police used tear gas to control the mob that attacked the offices of the local electricity supplier and manhandled the staff there. The protestors also blocked city roads by placing large stones and burning tires.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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