Heat wave boils South Asia

By Agence France-Presse

May 15, 2022 12:30 am

JACOBABAD, Pakistan: South Asia was in the grip of an extreme heat wave on Friday, with parts of Pakistan reaching a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius as officials warned of acute water shortages and a health threat.

Swathes of Pakistan and neighboring India have been smothered by high temperatures since April in extreme weather that the World Meteorological Organization has warned is consistent with climate change.

LIFESAVING LIQUID This May 11, 2022 photo shows a man drinking water from a pipe at a water supply plant during a heat wave in Jacobabad, in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. AFP PHOTO

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