13 minutes agoExtreme heat causes casualties in Italy and France, alarm in many cities
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The record heat wave affecting Italy and most of Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees, has marked the first victims in the neighbouring state. Italian media suggest that 4 people have lost their lives due to extreme heat; two victims in Sardinia, one in Lombardy and another [...]
A 70-year-old truck driver was found lifeless in his car parked on the A4 highway, between Sirionone and Peschiera del Garda, in the province of Brescia. According to initial reconstruction, it was hit by a heart attack and cannot be expelled for high temperatures contributing to the cause of fatal disease.
Extreme heat will follow 3 in the coming days and authorities in Italy have sounded the maximum heat alert for 18 cities.
Meanwhile, the situation is different in Toscan, where the huge heat has given way to storms and hail that, as predicted, can happen again in the days ahead.
Meanwhile, in France, a 10-year-old American girl of Virginia State died of a heart attack, perhaps due to heat shock
The little girl was on vacation with her family in the Versailles Palace region. As she walked into the courtyard of the historic residence, the young girl suffered a heart attack. Despite the timely intervention of firefighters and medical emergency service, rescue teams could not save him.
Wednesday evening, the heat gave way to storms in parts of France. However, temperatures remain high in several departments.
The heat wave is not yet complete. 17 departments remain on orange alert this Thursday, 3 July, and according to French media alert has lasted until Friday.
