The weekly tally of people taken to hospitals by ambulance due to heatstroke has risen to a record high for June, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency has said.
The number reached 4,551 in the week through Sunday, up 3.4 times from the previous week, the agency said Tuesday. Four of the victims died.
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