Tokyo, A total of 1464 people in Tokyo in July was taken to hospital as a result of air temperature increased sharply, rising from 359 people last year, according to the Tokyo Fire Department reported on Sunday.”The amount is so high is probably due to the air temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius for several days after the end of the rainy season before the body of people can adapt to the changing weather,” said an official at the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The rainy season ends on July 17. In July the highest temperature reached 30 degrees Celsius for 22 days.As many as 745 people were reported taken to hospitals because of heat wave since July 21. Due to changes in extreme weather, the Narima Ward, a resident of Tokyo’s 91-year-old died at his home and another 127 people in critical condition.
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