30,410 Heatstroke Sufferers Taken to Hospital in Japan in Aug.

September 20, 2018

Tokyo- The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke stood at 30,410 in Japan in August, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Thursday.

The figure, up 76 pct from a year before, was the second highest for any single month since the agency started the survey in 2008, after the record high of 54,220 marked in July this year.

Of the heatstroke sufferers transported to hospital last month, 20 died.

In August, eastern and western Japan saw many hot, sunny days, the agency said.

Among the country's 47 prefectures, Tokyo had the highest number of heatstroke sufferers at 2,768, followed by Saitama at 2,065 and Aichi at 2,027. Of the total, people aged 65 or over accounted for 47.2 pct. Jiji Press