Ronan Kelly
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53 killed due to heat wave in Pakistan?s Sindh province
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Karachi, June 19: At least 53 people, attending an annual festival of a sufi saint, have died due to a heat wave in Pakistan?s southern Sindh province.
The devotees had come to take part in the ?Urs? or the death anniversary of famous saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan. Fifty three people died over a period of three days during the ?Urs? after reeling under extreme hot weather conditions, the Express Tribune reported.
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http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/...heat-wave-in-pakistan-s-sindh-province-55.asp
Urs concludes: Death toll in Sehwan reaches 74
By Z AliPublished: June 21, 2014
HYDERABAD:
Up to 74 people lost their lives during the three-day urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, officials said, blaming the deaths on a combination of factors, including scorching temperatures, lack of both accommodation and clean drinking water, as well as prolonged power outages.
Temperatures ranged between 45 and 47 degrees during the three-day urs which concluded on Thursday.
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Published in The Express Tribune, June 21st, 2014.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/724840/urs-concludes-death-toll-in-sehwan-reaches-74/
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Karachi, June 19: At least 53 people, attending an annual festival of a sufi saint, have died due to a heat wave in Pakistan?s southern Sindh province.
The devotees had come to take part in the ?Urs? or the death anniversary of famous saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan. Fifty three people died over a period of three days during the ?Urs? after reeling under extreme hot weather conditions, the Express Tribune reported.
...
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/...heat-wave-in-pakistan-s-sindh-province-55.asp
Urs concludes: Death toll in Sehwan reaches 74
By Z AliPublished: June 21, 2014
HYDERABAD:
Up to 74 people lost their lives during the three-day urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, officials said, blaming the deaths on a combination of factors, including scorching temperatures, lack of both accommodation and clean drinking water, as well as prolonged power outages.
Temperatures ranged between 45 and 47 degrees during the three-day urs which concluded on Thursday.
...
Published in The Express Tribune, June 21st, 2014.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/724840/urs-concludes-death-toll-in-sehwan-reaches-74/