TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) — Japan on Monday continued to challenge heatstroke alerts with near-record excessive temperatures boiling many components of the nation.
As temperatures soared to almost 40 levels Celsius in lots of areas together with Tokyo, heatstroke alerts had been issued for each Monday and Tuesday on about 20 of the nation’s 47 prefectures, primarily within the east and southwest, in line with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Of 914 locations the place temperatures had been recorded throughout the nation, 157 measured each day highs of a minimum of 35 levels Celsius on Sunday, JMA’s information confirmed.
The metropolis of Kiryu in Gunma prefecture noticed the mercury attain 39.7 levels Celsius whereas Hachioji in western Tokyo skilled 38.9 levels Celsius.
According to the information, some locations skilled their highest temperatures in additional than 4 a long time in the course of the day, together with the city of Hirono in Fukushima prefecture, with 37.3 levels Celsius, and sizzling spring resort metropolis of Nasushiobara in Tochigi Prefecture, with 35.4 levels Celsius, in line with the climate company’s information.
In the town of Kyoto, the place grand out of doors parades of the well-known Gion Festival are happening, greater than 20 individuals, who had been reportedly affected by heatstroke, had been taken to the hospital on Sunday.
Amid warmth warnings in the course of the day, Tokyo Disney Resort suspended a few of its out of doors occasions together with parades and exhibits.