A deadly cholera outbreak linked to contaminated drinking water has infected thousands of people in central Pakistan as the country grapples with a water crisis exacerbated by a brutal heat wave in South Asia.
of climate change on human health, with rising temperatures encouraging the spread of dangerous pathogens such as cholera.
The heat is unlikely to abate soon. While dust storms, gusty winds and scattered showers and thunderstorms brought relief to parts of the country over the past couple of days, temperatures are expected to ramp back up from Wednesday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The heat wave has also been felt by Pakistan's neighbour India, where temperatures in the capital region of Delhi surpassed 49 C on Sunday.
Gurgaon, southwest of New Delhi, recorded its highest temperature since May 10, 1966, with 48.1 C on Sunday, according to the IMD.
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