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Update Date: 2008/07/21 00:06
(Central News Agency Reporter Yang Mingzhu, Tokyo, 20th Special Report)
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that today, Ozu City in Ehime Prefecture recorded its highest temperature since records began, reaching 38.2 degrees Celsius, marking the first time this summer that temperatures above 38 degrees have been observed in Japan. Due to the hot summer, many people flocked to the beaches, resulting in 13 drowning deaths reported today.
The Japan Meteorological Agency stated that the rainy season ended across Japan the day before yesterday, and temperatures have significantly risen in the Kanto region and western Japan over the past two days. Ozu City in Ehime Prefecture recorded 38.2 degrees Celsius, the first time this summer that temperatures have exceeded 38 degrees.
Due to the Pacific high-pressure system covering western Japan, Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture recorded 37.8 degrees Celsius, Kyoto recorded 37.4 degrees Celsius, and Toyonaka City in Osaka Prefecture and Aisai City in Aichi Prefecture both recorded 37.1 degrees Celsius.
The Japan Meteorological Agency defines temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius as "extremely hot days" and predicts that many areas from the Kanto region to western Japan will experience extremely hot days or temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius starting tomorrow. Therefore, the agency is urging the public to take precautions against heatstroke.
According to statistics from Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun," 467 people across the country were rushed to hospitals by ambulances due to heatstroke yesterday alone. An 82-year-old woman in Nagasaki Prefecture died from heatstroke.
On the other hand, the two-day weekend holiday, combined with Japan's national holiday "Marine Day" on the 21st, has led many people to head to the beaches or rivers. Today, there have been frequent water accidents, with 13 deaths and three people in a coma reported so far. 970720
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Summer's Hottest Day: 13 Drown in Water Accidents
(Central News Agency Reporter Yang Mingzhu, Tokyo, 20th Special Report)
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that today, Ozu City in Ehime Prefecture recorded its highest temperature since records began, reaching 38.2 degrees Celsius, marking the first time this summer that temperatures above 38 degrees have been observed in Japan. Due to the hot summer, many people flocked to the beaches, resulting in 13 drowning deaths reported today.
The Japan Meteorological Agency stated that the rainy season ended across Japan the day before yesterday, and temperatures have significantly risen in the Kanto region and western Japan over the past two days. Ozu City in Ehime Prefecture recorded 38.2 degrees Celsius, the first time this summer that temperatures have exceeded 38 degrees.
Due to the Pacific high-pressure system covering western Japan, Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture recorded 37.8 degrees Celsius, Kyoto recorded 37.4 degrees Celsius, and Toyonaka City in Osaka Prefecture and Aisai City in Aichi Prefecture both recorded 37.1 degrees Celsius.
The Japan Meteorological Agency defines temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius as "extremely hot days" and predicts that many areas from the Kanto region to western Japan will experience extremely hot days or temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius starting tomorrow. Therefore, the agency is urging the public to take precautions against heatstroke.
According to statistics from Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun," 467 people across the country were rushed to hospitals by ambulances due to heatstroke yesterday alone. An 82-year-old woman in Nagasaki Prefecture died from heatstroke.
On the other hand, the two-day weekend holiday, combined with Japan's national holiday "Marine Day" on the 21st, has led many people to head to the beaches or rivers. Today, there have been frequent water accidents, with 13 deaths and three people in a coma reported so far. 970720
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 080721/ 5/ 13lhr. html