11 die, 5,664 seek treatment as sweltering heatwave sweeps Japan
Tokyo: The number of people severely affected heat-related medical issues in Japan has nearly tripled over one week. The government said that 11 people died and 5,664 with heat exhaustion symptoms were taken to hospitals last week when temperatures rose sharply following the end of the rainy season in most areas. In the […]
North Korea also struggling with heatwave
North Korea on Thursday urged its people to ramp up efforts to reduce damage from an unusually long heat wave that has gripped many parts of the country, taking its toll on crops and boding ill for harvests. In an editorial, the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, made […]
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