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Pakistani people cool off on a hot day in Karachi, Pakistan, 23 June 2015. The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan southern province of Sindh climbed to 500 on 23 June, as thousands more battled for life at hospitals. The temperature in the port city of Karachi, where more than 450 people died, had been hovering around 45 degree Celsius for three days, said Ghulam Rasool, director general of the Pakistan Metrological Department. Doctors from army and civilian rescue agencies have set up dozens of temporary medical camps to treat people with dehydration and heat stroke, the military said. (Photo by Rehan Khan/EPA)
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