Summary Tweeps have taken to the social media to promote awareness
(Web Desk) – A deadly combination of sweltering heat waves, load shedding and lack of substantial rainfall has left the city of Karachi high and dry.
According to the latest figures, more than 750 people have succumbed to heat in the metropolitan city and countless others are suffering a variety of ailments including heat strokes due to the rising temperature.
To assist the government in this regard, even Pakistan Army and Navy have set up heat stroke relief centers throughout the city to control the situation.
Meanwhile Pakistani Twitterati have taken notice of the predicament that their countrymen are facing and have started trending #HelpHeatStrokeVictims
From advice on how to avoid heat strokes to faciltating people with addresses, tweeps have taken to the social media to promote awareness:
Army has always been on the forefront of all relief efforts that are conducted in times of trial. Highlighting the efforts of the outfit, a tweep thanked the Army for organizing heat stroke relief centres throughout the city:
Cant Thank them enough<3 Thankyou Pak Army! #KarachiRangersLead #HelpHeatStrokeVictims Plz pray 4 heat stroke victims pic.twitter.com/Yc7Pm0eGZB
— Ayesha. (@Aysh_01) June 23, 2015
Edhi Foundation has also been very active during the crisis and has helped out the populace by number of methods including providing items that have fallen short in inventories. A tweep tweeted the following:
in pics: #HelpHeatStrokeVictims pic.twitter.com/wxwa2w1Ct4
— Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) June 23, 2015
Tweeps posted a plethora of hacks to beat the heat as well:
Inshallah is going to help u #HelpHeatStrokeVictims pic.twitter.com/0SqTH4dJLK
— Biba khilji (@Habibakhilji) June 23, 2015
Here s a list of items you can donate to #HelpHeatStrokeVictims -High Energy biscuits(Marie, Gluco) -ORS -Small water bottles -Towels Pls RT
— Adeeqa Lalwany (@ade_nazir) June 23, 2015
A sad day and a point to ponder for all Pakistanis as even the prices of graves have gone up to reportedly 40-50 thousand rupees. A tweep tweeted the following:
Abb tuh marna bhi mehnga hogaya hai. #HelpHeatStrokeVictims
— a (@Ayeeeshu) June 23, 2015
We wish Karachi and Karachiites the best of luck against sheltering from the sweltering heat!
