The heatwave gripping Italy
intensified on Friday with 17 major cities on red alert.
The cities on red alert, meaning the heat is so intense it
represents a threat for healthy people, are Ancona, Bari,
Brescia, Bologna, Bolzano, Campobasso, Florence, Frosinone,
Latina, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Rieti, Rome, Trieste, Verona
and Viterbo.
Temperatures are forecast to reach 40 decrees C in parts of
southern Italy at the weekend, with high humidity levels
reported across the country.
On Thursday, a one-year-old girl died after being left in the
car in the town of Marcon near Venice for several hours in
scorching heat by her father, who forgot she was there.
Several similar cases have been reported in Italy in the past.
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