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'Unprecedented' Japan Heatwave Kills 65 People in One Week

posted by martyb on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:18PM   Printer-friendly
from the take-a-cold-bath dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The Guardian reports:

An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials have said, with the weather agency classifying the record-breaking weather as a natural disaster.

The deaths in the week to Sunday were due to heatstroke, while another 22,647 people were admitted to hospital, the Japanese fire and disaster management agency said.

[...] The agency said on Tuesday that 80 people had died from the heat since the beginning of the month, and more than 35,000 had been admitted to hospital.

[...] The city of Kumagaya set a national heat record on Monday, with temperatures hitting 41.1C (106F).

[...] The high temperatures follow record rainfall that caused floods and landslides in western and central Japan, killing more than 220 people.

[...] The extreme weather has revived concerns about the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, which will be held in July and August.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:42PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:42PM (#713244)

    ... the heatwave in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Freeman on Thursday July 26 2018, @06:26PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Thursday July 26 2018, @06:26PM (#713289) Journal

    Too Soon.

    --
    Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"

    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @09:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @09:33PM (#713374)

      I bet you're the life of any party, you humorless turd.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @07:38PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @07:38PM (#713329)

    No, that was a test for global warming.