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Death toll from killer Karachi heatwave surpasses 1,000 (see Ramadan connection)
The Express Tribune ^ | 06/25/2015 | Sameer Mandhro

Posted on 06/25/2015 9:32:04 AM PDT by aimhigh

The death toll from the worst heat wave to hit Karachi for nearly 35 years surpassed 1,000 people, as experts warned of another similar heatwave in the metropolis in the coming week.

The heat wave in the city of 20 million people coincided with severe electricity cuts, leaving many without fans, water or light, and the beginning of the holy month of Ramazan, when many Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours.

Some shops have refused to sell ice or water during the day, citing religious laws that mean they can be fined. It is also illegal to eat or drink in public from dawn to dusk.

Air conditioning units at the morgue have stopped working. The provincial government had done little except try to blame others, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at tribune.com.pk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: heatwave; pakistan; ramadan; ramazan
111 degrees. Islam is now killing people in a heatwave.
1 posted on 06/25/2015 9:32:04 AM PDT by aimhigh
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To: aimhigh

What horrible conditions—no water even at home? And they can’t even purchase ice or water, even just to cool down?

Can’t an Imam (or whatever) issue some sort of special dispensation under the circumstances?


2 posted on 06/25/2015 9:55:05 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (May God bless the United States of America.)
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The pope should make them martyrs as they died due to lack of air conditioning


3 posted on 06/25/2015 10:14:08 AM PDT by The Great RJ (“Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money.” Margaret Thatcher)
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Muslim countries are Hell’s foyer. Those folks are just getting a preview of things to come.


4 posted on 06/25/2015 10:30:36 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: aimhigh

Oh.


5 posted on 06/25/2015 10:32:39 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: aimhigh

Allahu Fubar.


6 posted on 06/25/2015 11:09:45 AM PDT by beethovenfan (Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
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To: aimhigh

Only 1000, way too few to make the world safer from the cult of death. ISIS has killed more than that in a single week.


7 posted on 06/25/2015 11:11:14 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: TexasRepublic

“Muslim countries are Hell’s foyer. Those folks are just getting a preview of things to come.”

Maybe a little “payback” for the Paki’s in Rotherham, England turning schoolgirls into prostitutes. If that whole part of the world ceased to exist tomorrow, we would all be much better off!


8 posted on 06/25/2015 11:14:55 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: aimhigh

1,000 down 23,499,000 more to go.


9 posted on 06/25/2015 11:21:35 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Shame on you.


10 posted on 06/25/2015 11:34:30 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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I KNEW GLOBAL WARMING was good for SOMETHING!!!


11 posted on 06/25/2015 3:20:06 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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