After her own home was threatened by wildfires this week, reporter Silvia Marchetti says more could be done to stop the inferno that ravages Italy every summer.
Italy faced the hottest day of the current heatwave on Friday with extreme heat warnings issued for 16 cities, as firefighters battled blazes up and down the country.
Italian weather forecasters predicted temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s in many parts of the country over the weekend, with the heatwave set to last around ten days.
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Italy's government declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds over a worsening drought that has plagued the Po Valley in recent weeks.
Italy’s health ministry put 19 of Italy's 27 biggest cities, including Rome, Florence, Naples and Venice, on red alert on Wednesday as an intense heatwave continues.
Hydroelectric power production in Italy has plunged this year thanks to a severe drought that has also sparked water restrictions and fears for agriculture, industry sources said on Friday.
With the Italian government set to declare a state of emergency in up to five regions amid the worst drought in 70 years, many areas are imposing their own varying restrictions in the meantime.
A series of blackouts has left parts of Italy's economic capital in the dark for hours at a time in recent days, after power usage in the city soared amid temperatures far beyond seasonal averages.
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From Bologna to Palermo, Italy has issued a weather warning for cities across the country as a relentless heatwave continues to drive temperatures to 40 degrees C and beyond.
Regional authorities in Sicily recorded a temperature reading of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, amid an extreme heatwave dubbed "Lucifer".
Italy's civil protection service has issued health and wildfire alerts for the coming days, as another intense wave of hot air from the south is expected to bring some of the highest temperatures on record.
Health authorities have issued safety warnings as temperatures are set to soar into the high 30s and low 40s across Italy this weekend, with storms also expected in the north.
