Heatwave death toll reaches 860

The devastating heatwave that struck southern Pakistan last weekend is slowly subsiding but the toll was still climbing today, to a total of 860 confirmed deaths, a senior health official said.

Pakistan’s deadliest heatwave on record comes just weeks after soaring temperatures caused nearly 2,200 deaths in neighbouring India, raising fears that south Asia could be seeing some of the devastating effects of human-caused climate change.