THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 7, 2024 at 13:05 JST
Heatstroke alerts were in place for Tokyo and 19 prefectures in western and eastern Japan on July 7, a day after two elderly persons died from the apparent effects of the intense summer heat.
Extremely hot weather is expected to continue in many parts of Japan, with maximum temperatures hitting 35 degrees or higher in many areas.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is forecasting 39 degrees in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, 38 degrees in Nagoya and 37 degrees in Miyazaki.
The Environment Ministry and the JMA issued heatstroke alerts, urging people to use air-conditioners and stay hydrated.
Heatstroke is suspected in the deaths of two women on the main island of Shikoku on July 6.
A woman in her 90s was found collapsed at a home in Tokushima around 1 p.m., according to the Tokushima prefectural government and other sources.
She was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital.
The temperature in Tokushima hit 34.3 degrees, the day’s high, around 2:30 p.m., according to the JMA.
In Masaki, Ehime Prefecture, an 83-year-old woman was found collapsed in a field around 3:30 p.m., according to prefectural police.
She was confirmed dead at a hospital.
The woman had been working in the field with her husband from the morning, police said.
The husband, who is in his 80s, was also taken to a hospital.
On July 6, heatstroke alerts were issued for Tokyo and 21 prefectures.
As of 2 p.m., 109 areas recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degrees or higher.
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Heatstroke alerts are issued for purple-colored prefectures on July 7. (Captured from the Environment Ministry’s Heat Illness Prevention Information website)
