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Five Italian cities put on maximum alert due to the heat

cde.news desk 24 July 2019, 11:58 · 1 min read

epaselect epa06920210 Tourists cool down under the water mist of a fan, while waiting to enter the archaeological site of Pompei, Southern Italy, 31 July 2018. The weather forecast predicts high temperatures over 35 degrees celsius for the whole week, all over Italy. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO

The highest level of warning for high temperatures has been issued Wednesday for five Italian cities: Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Perugia and Turin.

The alert issued by the health ministry will also include Bologna, Frosinone, Genoa, Pescara, Rieti, Rome, Trieste and Verona on Thursday, when the current heat wave is set to peak.

Another heatwave is set to engulf parts of central and northern Europe this week, bringing expected record-breaking temperatures after a similar weather event in June.

France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland are also expected to feel the effects of the recent heatwave, and, unlike June, Scandinavian countries will too.

Via Meteo.it / La Repubblica

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Topics Bologna Bolzano Brescia Florence Frosinone Genoa heat heatwave Italy perugia pescara Rieti Rome Trieste Turin Verona

Five Italian cities put on maximum alert due to the heat

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