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The temperature in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, reaches 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest in Japan, said Monday the country's meteorological agency, while the nation continued to be affected by a heat wave. Return to different dates for different cities, with data for Kumagaya from 1896.
The burning weather of recent weeks has caused the death of more than 40 people and sent tens of thousands of people to hospitals.
At least 11 people died of suspected heat stroke.
More than 9,900 people were transported to hospital between the week and mid-July, rising from 2,700 the previous week, the fire prevention agency said Sunday. The hot weather shows no sign of easing.
The meteorological agency issued an extraordinary temperature warning for most areas of the main island of Japan
"The risks of heat stroke are particularly high" s to drink enough of " 39 water and use curtains and air conditioning.
The Ministry of Education has asked schools to postpone outdoor activities on hot days. A six-year-old boy died of heat stroke last week after a school trip in harsh weather conditions
Meanwhile, high temperatures are forecast in parts of South Korea. recorded in the city of Gangneung, where the temperature was 31 degrees at 6:45. The morning dip in Seoul was 29 degrees
Kyodo, Agence France-Presse, Associated Press
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