Rome: Italy’s extreme-heat alarm is rising and there will be the top-level red alerts in 16 cities before the mid-August Ferragosto holiday, the health ministry said Monday.
According to Ansa News Agency, over the three days from Monday to Wednesday, August 13, heat alerts have escalated, as stated in the Ministry of Health’s updated heatwave bulletin. The alerts begin with 7 red alerts (the maximum health risk) on Monday, increasing to 11 on Tuesday, and reaching 16 on Wednesday, August 13, in 27 monitored cities.
Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, and Turin are under red alerts for all three days. Milan, Perugia, Rieti, and Rome will be added to these on Tuesday, making a total of 11 red alerts. Then on Wednesday, Campobasso, Genoa, Venice, Verona, and Viterbo will also be placed under red alerts, bringing the total to 16.