49 degree heat makes every day life a struggle

(29 Jun 2022) PAKISTAN HEAT
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Jacobabad, Pakistan - 27 June 2022
1. Drone shot of Jacobabad city ++MUTE++
2. Drone shot of street, little traffic on road due to extreme heat ++MUTE++
3. Various of streets with small amount of traffic due to extreme heat
4. Close of man
5. Various vendors making sugar cane juice
6. Man drinking cold juice to help cope with heat
7. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Imran Soomro, Jacobabad resident:
"We purchase a single water can for 30 rupees through the local donkey cart suppliers and each water can is around 20 litres. We are in deep misery due to the scorching heat and it's difficult with our children. Also, there is unemployment due to increasing inflation."
8. Drone shot of drinking water suppliers filling containers with water ++MUTE++
9. Various of water suppliers filling containers with water
10. Mid of water supplier heading to deliver water with donkey and cart
11. Various of children's washing buffalo
12. Buffalo in water
13. Birds in water
14. Drone shot of brick kiln, labourers working in extreme heat ++MUTE++
15. Various of labourers working in kiln making bricks
16. SOUNDBITE (Sindhi) Abu Bakar, brick kiln laborer:
"There is extreme heat here which no one can imagine, but we are have to work in this brick kiln. During the work our hands and feet get burned, even toxic gases damage our health. We are working in very hard conditions."
17. Wide of exterior of District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) Jacobabad
18. Various of people waiting inside hospital
19. SOUNDBITE (Sindhi) Khair Buksh, accompanying a patient to hospital:
"The hot temperature is now at its peak, and there isn't enough sitting space for patients in the hospital due to a large number of patients, which is why we request the government officials to ensure the health facilities for the patients in the DHQ Hospital."
20. Various of sick children with their mothers
21. Various paediatrician Dr. Soz Ali examining child
22. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Dr. Soz Ali, pediatrician, DHQ Hospital Jacobabad:
"Child diseases like heat stroke, diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration increase in the hottest temperatures. Along with hot weather, another reason is underground water in Jacobabad has become unhygienic."
23. Drone shot of agriculture land ++MUTE++
24. Various of dry farmland
25. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Syed Bahadur, local landlord:
"The temperature in the months of June and July increased to 51 degree Celsius, we don't have water for drinking, and how can we fulfil the water needs of our agricultural land?"
26. Drone of workers sowing rice ++MUTE++
27. Workers walking through rice field
28. Various workers sowing rice
29. SOUNDBITE (Sindhi) Wazir Ahmed, local farmer:
"In our area there is a severe water shortage and the temperature is soaring day by day, which is harmful for the farmers and landlords. The water supply has been dropping which is damaging our crops as well."
30. Woman in rice field
31. Drone shot of rice fields ++MUTE++
32. Timelapse of sun
LEADIN:
Pakistan has been gripped by an intense heat wave over the last few months with temperatures soaring to 49 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit).
The extreme heat is making every day life a struggle and increasing cases of heat stroke, diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration.
STORYLINE:
Temperatures in the Pakistani city of Jacobabad have remained at between 47 to 49 degrees Celsius (116 to 120 Fahrenheit) for the whole of June.
The normally bustling streets are relatively quiet as most people choose to stay out of the extreme heat.
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[@djangounchained2938]

That's one 'hell' of a city. But if they use their brains they can convert their biggest hardship to their greatest opportunity if they harness the power of solar energy. In these kind of places every building must have a fridge and an A.C, without that survival becomes impossible. Solar energy can make electricity much cheaper. Even industries can thrive there giving people jobs. That desert can be converted to a spring and a miracle city like Dubai. Government to take some initiative.

[@YourAashique]

Asia's hottest city.