Heatwave in Pakistan: Jacobabad's extreme heat forces elderly Australian couple to abandon journey on open car

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Elderly Australian couple Lang and Bev Kidby sitting in their 102-year-old car. — Provided by the reporterAn elderly Australian couple, who were travelling in Pakistan on their 102-year-old open car, abandoned their journey after they became unwell due to the scorching heat in...

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