Pakistan’s Water Crisis. 2022
In Pakistan a battle for one of life's necessities plays out under the cover of darkness in the country's biggest city karachi the taps are running dry with water in short supply a black market is thriving as authorities struggle to deal with climate change heat waves and broken infrastructure millions of dollars worth of water is being stolen and sold to people who can pay a premium 101 east meets the water thieves of karachi and reveals how climate change is leaving Pakistan dry Karachi Pakistan's largest city with a population of 20 million is brought to a standstill a severe heat wave strikes the southern port city in June 2015 with temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius unaware and unprepared around 1500 people across Karachi perish from dehydration and heat stroke 01:48 memories of 2015 continue to haunt 01:51 Karachi today 01:53 but as dr raza from abbasi shakib 01:56 hospital tells us 01:57 now people are better prepared 02:01 last 2015 16 17 02:32 this is the n...