Between August 26th and 28th at the Fujikake Y&M Daiichi Hospital in Gifu City,
five elderly patients (all in their eighties) died after the air conditioning units on the third and fourth floors broke down. While some patients were moved to the cooler second floor, others were left in the uncooled floors for a week. Four of those who remained passed away in the hours between August 26th and August 27th. The recorded temperature in Gifu on the 26th was 36.2°C (97°F). The hospital reported they were using fans to cool the patients and that the deaths were from chronic illnesses. Japan is suffering from a heatwave with the some of the highest temperatures on record. The heat has killed 133 people in the month of July alone and has sent thousands to the hospital. An investigation is being conducted on the suspicion of professional negligence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_01GUoKcXs
