It comes as an ongoing heatwave saturates Asia, forcing school closures in the Bangladesh, Philippines and India.
 
In Bangladesh, intense heat has caused 33 million children school closed, with some areas seeing temperatures above 42°C (108F).
 
Colleges and schools will remain closed until at least April 27. The authorities have taken this action in response to severe weather this year for the second year in a row.
 
It comes as an ongoing heatwave saturates Asia, forcing school closures in the Philippines and India.
 
Shumon Sengupta, director of Save the Children's Bangladesh, stated, "School closures due to heat should be concerning to all of us, as Bangladeshi children are among the world's poorest."
 
On Thursday (April-25), the nation's meteorological service issued its fourth heat advisory of the month.
low-lying One of the nations most susceptible to the effects of the climate catastrophe is Bangladesh.
 
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that a 30- to 45-cm increase in sea level might force more than 35 million people—roughly 25% of the nation's total population—out of coastal regions.
 
In mosques and in rural fields around the nation, thousands of Muslims gathered on Wednesday to pray for rain.
 
The Islamic scholar Muhammad Abu Yusuf told the media, "Life has become unbearable due to lack of rains... Poor people are suffering immensely."
 
On Wednesday, Muhammad Abu Yusuf presided over a thousand people at a morning prayer session in the heart of the capital city of Dhaka.
The high heat is expected to last for at least another week, according to Bangladesh's meteorological officials.
 
Due to heat-related ailments including fever and headaches, hospitals and clinics have been instructed to get ready for an increase in patient volume.According to statements made earlier this week by Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen, patients experiencing heatstroke would be admitted to wards with air conditioning.
 
"In addition to taking into account children - especially those impacted by poverty, inequality, and discrimination - in decision making and climate finance, leaders need to act now to urgently reduce warming temperatures," Sengupta stated.
 
Over 243 million children in East Asia and the Pacific are at danger of heat-related sickness and death, according to a warning from Unicef.
As babies and infants are less able to control their body temperatures than adults, abnormally high temperatures pose "grave risks" to them, the FDA added.
 
Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, issued a warning this week that the heat index will rise to a "very dangerous" level. Taking into consideration wind speed, humidity, and other variables, the index represents how the temperature feels.
 
As of Wednesday, the health ministry of Thailand reported that thirty individuals have passed away from heatstroke in the country between January and April 17 of this year, as opposed to 37 for the entire year 2023.
 
Voice7 news Myanmar correspondent Cho Cho Hang inform that the,
On Wednesday saw record highs of above 45°C in Myanmar border area.
 
Voice7 news Philippine correspondent Ismail Zabiullah inform that the,
due to excessive heat, around 47,000 schools in the Philippines likewise cancelled in-person courses earlier this month.
 
Zabiullah also inform, due to power outages and electric fans that overheat from continuous use, the number of fire occurrences in the Philippines from January to March increased by 24% as compared to the same time in 2023, according to the fire officials.
 
throughout recent years, the majority of extreme weather occurrences have affected countries throughout Asia.
 
In 2023, "many countries in the region experienced their hottest year on record, along with a barrage of extreme conditions, from droughts and heatwaves to floods and storms," the World Meteorological Organisation stated in a new research released this week.
 
"Climate change intensified the occurrence and magnitude of these occurrences, significantly affecting communities, financial systems, and, above all, human existence and our surrounding ecosystem," stated Celeste Saulo, the Secretary-General of the organisation.
 
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