IN PHOTO: Men move the body of a deceased who died due to intense hot weather, after identification at Edhi Foundation morgue in Karachi, Pakistan, June 21, 2015.
IN PHOTO: Men move the body of a deceased who died due to intense hot weather, after identification at Edhi Foundation morgue in Karachi, Pakistan, June 21, 2015. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast hot weather in Karachi for the next 24 hours as the highest temperature recorded in the city on Sunday remained at 44.8 degrees Celsius REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Karachi, Pakistan, is currently facing heat wave. There are 140 people who reportedly died due to extreme heat.

Geo TV reports there were 131 Pakistani in Karachi died since Saturday. This report was confirmed by provincial health secretary Saeed Mangnejo.

"Since Saturday 131 people have died in Karachi and nine others (have died) in three districts of Sindh," said Mangnejo. He added the provincial government has imposed state of emergency at all hospitals. Submitted leaves of doctors and other medical staff have been cancelled due to the state of emergency.

According to CNN, the temperature on Saturday in Pakistan reached 44.8 degrees Celsius. In the southern port city of Karachi, the temperatures reached 45 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) on the same day -- this is the highest recorded temperature in Pakistan in the past 15 years, according to CNNI senior weather producer Taylor Ward.

Most Pakistanis were fasting from sunup to sundown because of Ramadan during heat wave. The head of the emergency department at state-run Jinnah Hospital, Dr. Seemin Jamali, confirmed there are more than 100 people had died because of heat stroke at the hospital. According to officials, the deaths occurred since Saturday evening.

Meanwhile, Pakistan´s Meteorological Department said temperatures would likely subside in the coming days. However, doctors urged people to avoid exposure to the sun and wear light cotton clothes.

Karachi's suffering from heat became worse due to the frequent power outages and protests in several parts of Karachi. An official from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s office said the Prime Minister would not tolerate power outages during Ramadan, and he warned electric supply companies.

Edhi official Anwar Kazmi confirmed there are 30 unclaimed bodies and they need to bury them to make a room in mortuary. ABC reports Karachi University released a statement about postponing exams for at least one month because of the extreme heat in the city.

Last month, India also struggled from heat wave, with the death toll reaching 2,000. The two states of India, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, reached teeperatures 45 and 47 degrees Celsius (113-116 Fahrenheit).

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