Rescue 1122 Spokesman Imran told that 60-year-old woman Majidan, 75-year-old Qadir Bakhsh and Rashid Ahmed (45) lost their lives in extremely hot conditions.“We received 20 calls today seeking help after people fainted due to hot weather but three of them died by the time we reached there.” However, the remaining seven were shifted to various hospitals for treatment, he added. Previous highest temperature was recorded at 49 degree Celsius on May 29 in 1954 and it was the 27th of May 2010 that left it behind by one Celsius, the Met Office said. The sun rays had a baking effect on the uncovered parts of the body, like hands and face, as people went out of their homes during peak hot hours while the impact of hot air was greater for the bike riders.During the last six days, Rescue 1122 shifted around 70 people to hospitals as they experienced sunstroke.Meanwhile, Dr Waseem Hashmi of the rescue service has advised the people to keeps their heads and face covered before going out in open air and to enhance liquid and mineral intake for avoiding sunstroke or dehydration.On Thursday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 50.0 and 30.5 Celsius respectively. Humidity was recorded as 40 per cent at 8 am, which decreased to six at 5 pm.The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather with chances of dust-raising winds and thunderstorm during next 24 hours in Multan and its suburbs.
