Pakistan heat wave kills more than 100

(Correspondent ccnews portal) At least 63 more people died Sunday from the effects of heat wave of Pakistan which has broken 78 year old records of heat wave, bringing the weekend death toll to around 110, while other sources say 125 have been killed.

The mercury rose as high as 52 degrees in south-west parts of the country as the hot spell entered its fourth day, also setting a 78-year record in the city of Lahore in the central Punjab province.

Around 50 people died in the province, where the temperature hovered around 49 degrees and prolonged power cuts added to the discomfort, the newspaper The Nation reported on Monday.

Hundreds of people were also hospitalized with sunstroke, meteorologists predicted the heat wave will last at least three more days.

11-06-07