AFP, Karachi :Death toll from a devastating heatwave that has gripped Sindh for several days has led to at least 63 more deaths in the provincial capital of Karachi on Monday, taking the number of people who have died in the event during the past three days near 200.Meanwhile, head of emergency department at Karachi’s Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) Seemin Jamali told Dawn that 50 people have died since late last night. Earlier, 85 people were said to have died at JPMC since late Saturday night.Professor N. Saeed Qureshi from Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) said there have been six more deaths at the hospital this morning, taking the death toll at CHK to 35.Doctor Sabir Memon, a senior health official with the government in southern Sindh province, said the death toll was 180 and warned it was likely to rise in the evening. An AFP tally based on information from five hospitals around Karachi suggested the toll there could be as high as 249. . The Sindh provincial government has imposed a state of emergency at all hospitals, cancelling leave for doctors and other medical staff and increasing stocks of medical supplies.According to earlier reports, at least 132 people had lost their lives due to the intense weather – most of whom were pronounced dead at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), officials had said.Saturday was the hottest day of this year’s summer in Karachi, during which the mercury had shot to 45 degree Celsius.
