(ANSA) - Pescara, July 11 - Three people have died due to a
heat wave in the Abruzzo region, official said Monday.
An 86-year-old woman died today while going into the sea
for a swim at the resort town of Giulianova and a 74-year-old
man died in the water a dozen meters from the shore in the town
of Francavilla a Mare.
A 64-year-old man died yesterday while biking with a friend
in the town of Elice in Pescara province.
Regional civil protection authorities have issued a heat
wave advisory as temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius are
expected for the next two days.
Children, the elderly, and the chronically ill are
especially at risk, officials said.
Three dead in Abruzzo heat wave
Aged 64 and up