Jul 01 (NHK) - The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance for suspected heatstroke symptoms in Tokyo in June was the highest for the month in at least a decade.
The mercury topped 35 degrees Celsius for the sixth straight day on Thursday in central Tokyo.
The capital's firefighting authorities say 294 people ranging from 6 to 97 years of age were rushed to the hospital for suspected heatstroke symptoms on Thursday alone. The daily figure surpassed 200 for three days in a row.
Preliminary figures show that 1,517 people used an ambulance in June for apparent heatstroke, the highest for the month in at least a decade. The figure is about six times as many as in June last year.
Sixteen of them were in critical condition, while 42 others were seriously ill.
Source: ANNnewsCH
