12 cities on red heat alert today, 15 Tuesday, and 16 Wednesday

The heatwave emergency is growing in

Italy, and there's a surge in Italian cities on red alert:

today, 12 cities, compared to the 8 previously forecast, are at

the highest level of heat risk for the population, as indicated

in the Ministry of Health's heatwave bulletin, which covers 27

urban centers.

And tomorrow, the number of "red" cities will rise further to

15, and then rise again to 16 on Wednesday.

The urban centers on red alert today are Bologna, Bolzano,

Brescia, Florence, Frosinone, Milan, Perugia, Pescara, Rieti,

Rome, Turin, and Verona.

They will be joined by Venice, Viterbo, and Ancona Tuesday, and

Latina on Wednesday

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