Midsummer temperature in Jacobabad, a city in Pakistan’s Sindh province, which is situated at the Tropic of Cancer, can soar up to 52°C (126 Fahrenheit). The city with 200,000 population has been known for its scorching heat. The severe heatwaves force residents to retreat inside their homes. “People do not come out of their houses and streets are mostly deserted when the temperature goes beyond 50°C”, Abdul Baqi, a shopkeeper told The Telegraph. “You can’t even stay on your feet, it gets that hot”, a resident told the portal.
Most of the hospitals in the city get flooded with heatstroke cases from those whose livelihoods mean they must venture out. Experts recently told a leading daily that with the mixture of heat and humidity the city has now officially surpassed the temperature threshold that the human body can withstand.
