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Publication Date May 23, 2018 | Weather Underground via AP

Pakistan Heat Wave Kills at Least 65, Welfare Group Says

 Pakistan

At least 65 people died amid blistering temperatures and widespread power outages in Karachi, Pakistan, a welfare organization said Tuesday.

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Climate change in recent years has caused heat waves in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, where 1,233 people died from the heat in 2015

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