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Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead

The Tokyo Fire Department said 453 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday as Japan swelters under a heatwave.

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TOKYO: Tokyo recorded on Wednesday (Jul 22) the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, with one person dead and four in a critical condition.

The Tokyo Fire Department said 453 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday, the highest daily count since records began in 2010.

The number of times emergency services were deployed that day also hit a 63-year high.

"We are urging people to stay hydrated and use air conditioners," a fire brigade spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

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