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Dispute over death toll as Karachi’s second-longest heat wave ends after eight days

  • Government reports 49 deaths, relief agencies claim morgues received three times more bodies than usual during heat wave
  • Chief Meteorologist says this year’s heat wave the longest since June 2015 when 2,000 people died from heat-induced causes 
By NAIMAT KHAN ·
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