Italy places all major cities on red alert as heatwave grips Europe

France 24 reports that Italy's health ministry has placed twenty-seven cities on red alert as a blistering heatwave sweeps across Europe. The alert spans from Trieste in the northeast to Palermo in Sicily. The extreme heat is disrupting energy and transportation systems across multiple European nations.

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