Deaths from heatstroke quadruple to 96 people in July in Tokyo

Ninety-six people died of heatstroke in central Tokyo's 23 wards in July, nearly a fourfold increase from the same month last year, the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday.The figure far outstripped the 25 people who died in July last year, with reports of deaths rising sharply between July 17 and 25 after a heat wave began gripping Japan following massive flooding and landslides caused by torrential rains in the western Japan, according to the office.Of the total, people in their 60s or older accounted for 85.4 percent, the office said.The Fire and Disaster Management Agency sai…READ FULL ARTICLE