According to fire departments in various parts of Yamagata Prefecture, by 4:00 pm, one man in his 70s had died on suspicion of heat stroke, and eight men and women in their 20s and 80s had been taken to a medical institution.
Of these, at Furukuchi, Tozawa Village, a man in his 70s living in Shinjo City was found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest after 2:00 pm when a local resident reported to the fire department that "a person has collapsed in a vacant lot" and then died. Is confirmed.
There is a mower nearby and a man's car is parked, and there is a suspicion of heat stroke.
In addition, according to local fire departments, eight men and women in their 20s and 80s were taken to medical institutions on suspicion of heat stroke by 4 pm.