Three lions die at zoo as Japan swelters in extreme heat

Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said, with the big cats struggling with high levels of humidity.

Autopsies show that the lions suffered from dehydration and multiple organ failure.

An elderly woman who developed heatstroke while taking shelter in a car was the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said on Sunday as concerns over heat-related illnesses grow in an area that is also suffering extreme temperatures. The