Italy puts 15 cities on red alert due to weekend heat waves

Italy puts 15 cities on red alert due to weekend heat waves

Italy on Friday put over 15 cities on purple alert on account of anticipated warmth waves this weekend.

High temperatures might be felt over the weekend in a number of Italian cities, mentioned the nation’s Health Ministry, the ANSA company reported.

The ministry put 15 cities on purple alert for Saturday and 16 for Sunday, together with Rome, Bologna, Florence, Catania, Campobasso, Bari, Frosinone, Latina, Perugia, Pescara, Rieti, Viterbo, Cagliari, Civitavecchia, Messina, and Palermo.

The warmth waves threaten not solely the aged, medically weak folks, and kids however all the inhabitants, the warning mentioned.

Temperatures are anticipated to soar 12C (53.6F) larger than common.

The Saturday forecast for Rome is 37C (98.6F), and 43C (109.4F) on Sunday.

” Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Poland are all facing a major heatwave with air temperatures expected to climb to 48C (118.4F) on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia-potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe,” the European Space Agency mentioned on Thursday, including that the hovering mercury on the continent observe “record-shattering global temperatures.”

Source: www.anews.com.tr