Rising temperatures and high humidity create deadly mix in flood-hit Japan
Tokyo — An intense heatwave killed at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reported on Tuesday, and high temperatures hampered the recovery in flood-hit areas where more than 200 people died last week. Temperatures on Monday, a national holiday, surged above 39°C in some inland areas and combined with high humidity to produce dangerous conditions, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. At least 14 people died from the heat over the long weekend, media reports said, including a woman in her 90s, who was found unconscious in a field. Thousands more were treated in hospitals for heat-related conditions. The heat was most intense in landlocked areas such as Gifu prefecture, where it soared to 39.3°C in the town of Ibigawa on Monday — the hottest in the nation. The capital Tokyo recorded a high of 34°C on Monday.
Temperatures in parts of western Japan hit by deadly floods reached a high of 34.3°C by midday on Tuesday, creating dangerous conditions f...
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