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13 major Italian cities on red alert as heatwave to worsen

Heatwave intensifies in Italy; major cities on red alert, health ministry warns.

cde.news desk 30 July 2024, 07:00 · 1 min read

epa10739778 A dog cools off in a fountain of Piazza Castello amid high temperatures in Turin, northern Italy, 11 July 2023. Eight major Italian cities are on red alert on 11 July, as the country bakes in its second heat wave of the summer. The current heat wave is forecast to last all week, with temperatures going above 40 degrees Celsius. EPA-EFE/TINO ROMANO

The heatwave gripping Italy is set to intensify on Tuesday with 13 major cities on red alert, the health ministry warned on Monday.
While only six major urban centres on Sunday were on red alert, meaning the heat is so intense it represents a threat for healthy people, their number rose to 11 on Monday and is set to increase to 13 on Tuesday, according to the ministry.
The cities on red alert Monday were Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Campobasso, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Milan, Palermo, Perugia and Rieti.
The list on Tuesday is expected to include Rome, Turin and Naples while Campobasso will become orange.
Viterbo will also be on red alert on Wednesday while Naples and Palermo will turn yellow – a pre-alert level over a possible heatwave, the ministry added.

Via ANSA

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13 major Italian cities on red alert as heatwave to worsen

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