(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 18 - There will be an orange alert for
extreme heat in 10 Italian cities on Sunday and a red one for
very extreme heat in Brescia, the health ministry said Friday.
Already on Saturday six cities will have an orange alert, the
ministry said.
The orange alert on Saturday and Sunday will be in Bologna,
Bolzano, Florence, Perugia and Turin.
On Sunday they will be joined by Ancona, Campobasso, Palermo,
Rieti, Rome and Verona.
Brescia is orange today and tomorrow and red on Sunday.
Italy has been hit by a heatwave pushing temperatures up to the
mid and high 30s, highest in the north right now.
Forecasters say the mercury will edge close to 40 degrees on
Sunday.
The ministry called for prevention, especially for the elderly
and those most vulnerable to heat stroke, as in the COVID
crisis. (ANSA).
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