Hundreds hospitalized in Japan heatwave ‘disaster’

TOKYO: More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo — the highest number since records began 16 years ago, emergency services said Thursday. The figure was released as Japan sweltered in a heatwave that has killed at least 14 people over the past week. A total 453 people had hospital treatment for heat-related issues on Wednesday, the most since records began in 2010, the Tokyo Fire Department said. Emergency callouts were also at the highest level since at least 1963.

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