Italy weather, record heat: 20 cities red dot on 5 July

The record heat gives no respite in Italy and tomorrow, Tuesday 5 July, there will be 20 red-labeled cities, with alert level 3, according to the heat wave bulletin of the Ministry of Health. Red dot in Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Bolzano, Cagliari, Campobasso, Catania, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Messina, Naples, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Reggio Calabria, Rieti, Rome and Viterbo. From Wednesday 6 July a slight decrease in the grip of the heat and the cities with a red dot will drop to 9 out of 27 with an increase in the capitals in yellow, alert level 1. Genoa and Venice the cities least affected by the waves, the Ligurian capital today has a stamp green and yellow tomorrow, Venice has a yellow sticker today and green on Wednesday. FLORENCE – Florence again with red dot. The new health ministry bulletin predicts heat waves for today and tomorrow. At 8.45 am today (solar time) the maximum temperature reached 30.2 degrees (at the Firenze-Orto botanico station). ROME – In Rome yesterday around noon a patrol of the Local Police of the Trevi Group, on duty in Via di San Gregorio at the height of Piazza del Colosseo, noticed a father in a desperate attempt to revive his 6-year-old daughter, she was holding in her arms, unconscious. At the side also the mother, very agitated for the health conditions of the little girl.At that point the agents intervened suddenly, accompanying the family to the nearby health center, present near the Colosseum metro, where the medical staff ascertained a fainting probably due to at high temperatures and ordered the transport of the child to a hospital, for further investigations of the case. The family of tourists, coming from the north of Italy and visiting the capital for a day, thanked the operators for the immediate assistance and support provided, which allowed them to secure the minor and guarantee them as soon as possible. necessary care.