Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead
- TOKYO: Tokyo recorded on Wednesday (Jul 22) the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, with one person dead and four in a critical condition.
- The Tokyo Fire Department said 453 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday, the highest daily count since records began in 2010.
- The number of times emergency services were deployed that day also hit a 63-year high.
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- TOKYO: Tokyo recorded on Wednesday (Jul 22) the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, with one person dead and four in a critical condition.
- The Tokyo Fire Department said 453 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday, the highest daily count since records began in 2010.
- The number of times emergency services were deployed that day also hit a 63-year high.
Sources: CNA