12 Dead, Nearly 10,000 Hospitalized Through Last Sunday As Heatwave Punishes Central Japan

[hatrack]

Twelve people died and nearly 10,000 people were taken to hospitals for heat exhaustion or heatstroke during the week through last Sunday, as a heat wave continued to scorch wide areas of Japan, the government said Wednesday.

Temperatures soared to more than 35 C, with cities in central Japan seeing the highest levels this year at about 40 C, the weather agency said. As intense heat is expected to continue, the Meteorological Agency has warned people to take precautions, such as drinking sufficient amounts of water.

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the heat sent 9,956 people to hospitals, 3.7 times higher than that of the previous week. A Kyodo News tally showed more than 5,000 people were taken to hospitals during the three-day weekend.

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The heat has also continued to make it difficult for relief operations in regions ravaged by the recent flooding and landslides. Although more than a week has passed from the downpour, more than 10 people remain missing in the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Ehime, Osaka and Nara, according to a tally.

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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/18/national/12-dead-nearly-10000-taken-hospitals-last-week-ongoing-heat-wave-engulfed-japan/#.W091hfZFwcB

[heaven05]

1. we had that

temp last week. I commiserate....

[BigmanPigman]

2. Japan is getting nailed by their weather lately.

Two weeks ago they had floods that resembled destruction not seen since the tsunami, and now extremely high temps for a long stretch.

[defacto7]

3. The humidity must be unbearable

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. 35 C is 95 degrees Fahrenheit...

Fairly common down here in the summer. The humidity makes it about 106 "real feel".
We get heat advisories and warnings to stay indoors with those temps.

[NNadir]

4. But...but...but...but...Fukushima. n/t