The upcoming weekend is likely to be
the hottest of the year with an increasing number of cities on
red and orange alert, according to the health ministry.
Overall, nine major urban centres on Saturday will be on red
alert, meaning the heat is so intense it represents a threat for
healthy people - up from eight on Friday, the ministry said.
Eleven cities will be on orange alert compared to six the
previous day, it added.
Overall, the cities on red alert on Thursday were Perugia and
Roma, with the addition on Friday of Brescia, Campobasso,
Frosinone, Latina, Palermo e Rieti.
On Saturday, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the
health ministry which monitors 27 major urban centres, the list
will also include Florence.
The orange alert, which indicates a risk factor for the frail is
set to include Saturday the cities of Bologna, Bolzano,
Civitavecchia, Genova, Messina, Napoli, Torino, Trieste,
Venezia, Verona and Viterbo).
Temperatures forecast for the weekend are expected to near 40°C
in northern and central Italy, including in cities like Ferrara
and Florence, and in the majority of the south and on the
islands, according to meteorologist Lorenzo Tredici of
iLMeteo.it.
Rome will register temperatures ranging between 34 and 37°C at
least until November 20, said Tredici.
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