A huge heat wave is currently rolling over Japan. Three people had to give their lives all their lives because of the sweaty temperatures, several hundred required help.
The 73 -year -old Junko Kobayashi is wearing a cooling neck. “I enjoy it in water and then wrap it around my neck,” she explains. “It’s very refreshing.” She also uses a parasol to protect herself. The tourists in Japan, whose number has recently increased considerably, must adapt to the platform temperatures. “This is a burning heat,” says the Australian tourist Jack Budd. “Even the wind is hot, so it’s hard to escape them except indoors,” added the 31-year-old.
The Japanese authorities called on the population and especially older people to stay inside and drink enough. “You don’t have to pour huge amounts of water into yourself, just a few sips from time to time,” says 80-year-old Naoki Ito. It is “important to think about it”.
Heat alarm proclaimed
In the middle of the capital Tokyo, the thermometer climbed to 34.4 degrees according to Japanese Meteorology Authority (JMA). According to provisional information, more than 50 people in Tokyo had to be treated medically because of the heat on Wednesday, according to the authorities on Tuesday.
A new heat record for June was measured in 14 Japanese cities and heat arm was declared in some regions. As the authorities announced on Wednesday, three people in different areas of Japan died of the current high temperatures. In the past five years, 80 percent of the heat asterfalls were in the heavily outdated Japan seniors.
Source: Krone
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