Death toll from Sehwan heat wave mounts to 18

 

SEHWAN (Web Desk)  – Death toll from heat wave in Sehwan Sunday mounted to 17 as eight more people were killed during 73rd Urs celebrations of Sufi saint Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.

 

Zealots continue to throng the shrine despite scorching heat on the second day of the celebrations. 10 people had died on Saturday as Sehwan baked on 44 degree Celsius.

 

The Sindh government has taken strict security measures to thwart any untoward incident at the shrine on the occasion of the Urs. The Urs would conclude on Monday.

 

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