As southern Pakistan sears in temperatures hitting 45 degrees celcius health officials say more than 700 people have died over the past three days.<br /><br /> Most of the deaths have occured in Karachi.<br /><br /> #Pakistan heatwave deaths close to 700 http://t.co/eGRBNBpnKD #nst170 pic.twitter.com/3fLC8WBSQU— New Straits Times (@NST_Online) June 24, 2015<br /><br /> The situation is not helped by frequent power cuts that render fans and air-conditioning redundant.<br /><br /> Hospitals are inundated.<br /><br /> Seemi Jamali is head of A&E at the Jinnah Medical Centre:“We normally see about 1,100 patients every 24 hours. At the moment we are seeing 1,800 everyday, which is a tremendously high figure.”<br /><br /> Pakistan is currently observing Ramadan, during which eating and drinking are forbidden between sunrise and sunset.<br /><br /> Islamic clerics have appeared on television to advise those at risk of heatstroke to abstain from fasting.<br /><br /> Deadly heat wave: Public holiday announced in Sindh today http://t.co/vP5M8SQo4K #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/
