Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan saw 10,804 heatstroke sufferers taken to hospital by ambulance in the week through Sunday, a new weekly record this year, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The figure far surpassed the previous week’s 5,309 amid a heat wave pushing up temperatures to 35 degrees Celsius and beyond in various parts of the country. By prefecture, Tokyo’s …
Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan saw 10,804 heatstroke sufferers taken to hospital by ambulance in the week through Sunday, a new weekly record this year, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The figure far surpassed the previous week’s 5,309 amid a heat wave pushing up temperatures to 35 degrees Celsius and beyond in various parts of the country. By prefecture, Tokyo’s …
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