Breaking the 150 records, Japan urged 37 million people to "turn off the lights"

Lu Zi Li Xiao

According to Reuters on the 28th, on Tuesday, Japan was baked at high temperatures for the fourth consecutive day, and the continuous high temperature in the capital Tokyo in June has broken the record of nearly 150 years. At the same time, the power supply continues to be tight and is in danger of interruption.

At 1 pm local time on the 28th, the temperature in Tokyo reached 35.1 degrees Celsius. Previously, Tokyo had three consecutive weather temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius. It is reported that this is the hottest continuous high -temperature weather in June since the record in 1875, and the heat wave has not yet ended: the Japanese Meteorological Agency predicts that the temperature in Tokyo will reach 36 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

As the high temperature continues, the number of hospitalizations has also increased. Fuji News said that as of 9 am on Tuesday, 13 people in Tokyo had been taken to the hospital for suspected heat stroke. There are also reports that at least two people died of heat stroke.

At the time of high temperature breaking records, Japan's power supply is being challenged. "Japan urged 37 million people to turn off the lights," the Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on the 27th to report the insufficient situation of severe power supply in Japan recently.

The picture shows people in the Japanese Economic and Industry's Office off the lights.

受连续高温天气影响，东京电力公司供应范围内的电力面临严峻状况，日本政府27日发布“电力供应紧张警报”，呼吁东京电力公司供应范围内的企业、家庭以及政府部门在27日15时至Electricity is saved as much as possible during the 18th period.

Information on the website of Tokyo Electric Power Company shows that the scope of power supply in charge of the company includes 8 counties such as Tokyo, Ibaraki Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, etc. This area lives about 1/3 of the total number of Japanese population. The deputy chief official of the Japanese cabinet, the Deputy Chief of the Cabinet, called on the press conference on the 27th, "I hope that the public will use air conditioners appropriately to avoid heat stroke when the weather is hot, and turn off unnecessary lights to save electricity and energy."

According to the NHK TV station, starting from 15:00 on the 27th, the Tokyo Metropolitan government stopped running 1/4 of the elevators and allowed staff to focus on one area as much as possible to turn off the lights in the remaining rooms. In addition, the Tokyo Metropolitan government also called on the public through social networks and other channels to set the air conditioner temperature to 28 degrees Celsius, keep the refrigerator temperature in the refrigerator in "moderate", and try not to use electric kettle as much as possible.

According to the "Japan Economic News" report, due to the lack of power supply, about 8,800 7-11 convenience stores near the capital circle adjusted some of the work content, and the power supply was made from more tight power supply at 15:00 to 18 o'clock. Essence Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Corporation is preparing to use its own generator in the production workshop in Yokohama City and Sagana.

Regarding the insufficient power supply of electricity, "Japan Economic News" analyzed that referring to previous experience, insufficient power supply usually occurs in summer. This year's problem is particularly serious because the earthquake occurred in the Fukushima coast in March, causing some firepower plants to be damaged and the supply capacity has decreased. After the East Japan earthquake, the nuclear power plant that can be running has been greatly reduced. Coupled with the hot summer this summer, the power supply is seriously insufficient. Many Japanese netizens complain that the government will only call on the people to save power, instead of trying to solve the problem of power generation.

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