Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave

Karachi: Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan s southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management offi...

Karachi: Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan's southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management officials said Tuesday.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department said temperatures are expected to hit as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of rural Sindh.

"These camps have been set up to provide relief to affected people, and to help reduce instances of heatstroke and other heat-related diseases," Ajay Kumar assistant director of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) told AFP.

"They are also equipped with places of rest, water and glucose to give to people as and when these are needed," he added.

The heatwave will affect much of the country, building over the next week.