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Pakistan hit on deadly outbreak of cholera heat wave swept south asia

Temperature in parts of Pakistan and India have reached record levels in last weeks, putting life of millions in risk like effects of The climate crisis is being felt throughout the subcontinent.

cases of cholera were first identified in Pir Koch, a. remote mountain town in Balochistan Province, on April 17th. Since then more than 2000 people were infected and six died, according to Dr. Ahmed Baloch, from the health department of Balochistan.

Inhabitants in Pir Koch says they don’t have access for drinking water purification. Absence of rain it year It has caused nearby drying ponds up, with their only source of The water is a pipeline that has “corroded and polluted the water supply,” said local resident Hassan Bugti.

“Residents are forced to drink dirty water,” he said.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered “extraordinary measures” to contain the cholera outbreak. in Pir Koch, and military was named in to help give mobile water tanks ensure clean drinking water is supplied to population and set up medical camps in treat sick.

Heatwaves in India and Pakistan 'test to the limit' of human vitality,' expert saysHeatwaves in India and Pakistan 'test to the limit' of human vitality,' expert says
Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease kills thousands of people all over the world everyone year. It is easily transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food or water. with faecal bacteria Vibrio cholerae. And scientists have warned of severe consequences of changing of the climate on human health, with rising temperatures conducive to the spread of dangerous pathogens such as cholera.

The outbreak came as Pakistan faced a severe water crisis and an early start heat a wave that, according to the meteorological department of Pakistan, has continued throughout the country since start of month.

Jacobabad, one of hottest cities in in world, in central Sindh Province, hit 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday and 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) the day before. Medium high temperatures in in city this month it was about 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).

heat unlikely to decrease soon. While dust storms, gusty winds and scattered rain and thunderstorms brought some relief of the country over in past pair of warmer days expected back up from Wednesday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Minister of Pakistan for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Monday said Pakistan was one of the most water-stressed countries in in world and one of ten most vulnerable to climate stress.

The country’s largest dams are located ondead level right now, and sources of water is scarce and also contested,” Rehman told CNN, adding that “this is a comprehensive existential crisis and should be taken seriously.”

Summer of 2015 The heat killed more than a thousand people in Pakistan’s largest city is Karachi.

India is suffering from heat

heat wave has also felt India, neighboring Pakistan, where the temperature in capital region of Delhi topped 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday.

In recent months, India has experienced a serious heat the wave that saw the mean maximum temperatures reach highest in 122 years old in northwest india in April and across the country in March.

scorching heat passed the mark of 49 degrees Celsius for in first time it year in Delhi, with temperatures reach 49.2 degrees Celsius (120.5 degrees Fahrenheit) at Mungeshpur in Delhi. weather stations and 49.1 degrees Celsius (120.3 degrees Fahrenheit) in Najafgarh weather station on Sunday, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). New Delhi hit for 14 days in May is above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

A girl selling water uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun while she waits. for clients in New Delhi, India, on April 27th.A girl selling water uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun while she waits. for clients in New Delhi, India, on April 27th.

Gurgaon, southwest of New Delhi, recorded her highest temperature since May 10, 1966, with 48.1 degrees Celsius (118.5 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, according to IMD.

IMD predicts some relief for Delhi, with cloudy and clear sky for in next pair of days. However, he predicts a return of high temperatures in Some parts of in region after in a week.

In some states heat forced schools to close, damaged crops and put pressure on on power supply, as officials warned residents remain indoors and avoid dehydration. India banned wheat exports on Saturday, days after it said it was targeting record shipment is year — as heat wave curtailed production and domestic prices hit a record high.
There 50:50 chance the planet will pass warming by 1.5C threshold in    in next 5 yearsThere 50:50 chance the planet will pass warming by 1.5C threshold in    in next 5 years

India often experiences heat waves in the summer months of May and June, but year temperature started rising in March and April.

India and Pakistan are among countries according to the Intergovernmental Group of Experts, will suffer the most from the climate crisis. on Climate change (IPCC). Experts say climate change is causing more frequent and prolonged heat waves that affect more than a billion people in two countries.

Dr. Chandni Singh, IPCC lead author and senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute for Localities, said it heat the wave “tests the limits of human viability.”

“This heat The wave is definitely unprecedented,” Singh said earlier this month. in its intensity, its arrival time and duration. This is what climate experts predicted, and it will have cascading effects. on health.”

Sophia Saifi of CNN reported from Islamabad, journalist Asim Khan reported from Quetta, Esha Mitra of CNN reported from New Delhi and Helen Regan wrote from Hong Kong. Rhea Mogol of CNN and Robert Shackelford contributed to the story.

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Derrick Santistevan
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