Pakistani city breaks April record with day of 50C heat

Citizens consider fleeing Nawabshah in fear of what summer might bring

A Pakistani city has set a global record temperature for the month of April, with the mercury rising to more than 50C on Monday, prompting fears that people might leave to escape even higher temperatures when summer sets in.

The southern city of Nawabshah recorded a high of 50.2C on Monday.

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