Heat and rain punish Karachi’s homeless

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With no reliable statistics on the number of homeless people in Pakistan's most populous city, there are no plans in place to help them cope with extreme heat and rain.

Rauf Farooqui, who formerly served as its administrator, the most senior executive post for the city and its surrounding areas between 2013-2015, told Dialogue Earth that there are no official provisions for the homeless.“At most, we would take them to the police for temporary shelter, or to the Edhi Foundation,” he says.

With no protections in place, Karachi’s homeless were exposed to brutal heat this summer, as temperatures remained 4-6°C above average in the weeks of 23-30 June and 16-23 July, said Sardar Sarfaraz, chief meteorologist at the Pakistan Meteorological Department.“Since the mid-1990s, temperatures in Pakistan have seen a continuous rise.

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Author / Journalist: Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam

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Published On: 2024-08-13 @ 03:00:00 (1 days ago)

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