Tag: red alerts

Health ministry expands its highest-level health warning to almost the entire country as scorching temperatures of the Italy heatwave continue to claim lives.

Deaths among farmers, a homeless person and a cemetery visitor as the Uffizi suspends ticket sales. The Health Minister calls an emergency meeting for today (Thursday) as heatwave intensifies.

A major heatwave is tightening its grip on Italy, with the number of cities at the highest risk level set to climb from 12 today to 16 by Wednesday as temperatures reach 39°C across the country.

ROME – An African anticyclone continues to bring high temperatures across Italy, resulting in record daytime heat and tropical nights in urban areas. The Ministry of Health has expanded its maximum heat risk warning, placing eight major cities on “red alert” (bollino rosso) today.