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Motorcyclists cover their face with a scarf to protect themselves from heat as they travel on a road, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 21, 2024
AUTHORITIES in Pakistan urged people today to stay indoors as the country was hit by an extreme heat wave that threatened to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods.
Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, is shutting all schools for a week because of the heat, affecting an estimated 18 million students.
“The sweltering heat will continue this month,” said Zaheer Ahmed Babar, a senior official at the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
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