AROUND 187 PEOPLE DIED DUE TO RISING TEMPERATURE IN JAPAN’S CAPITAL

Highlights –

• Around 187 people died due to rising temperatures in Japan’s capital.
• 23 wards in the capital reported the death for the month of August.
• People in the age of 70 and older accounted for 82% of the death.
• 85% of the victims did not have air conditioners installed or were not using them while at home.

Japan’s capital has reported....