An intense heat wave has also reached Italy, bringing temperatures close to 40 degree in many cities across the country.
In Italy, 10 cities were put on high heat alert for older people and other vulnerable populations from Bolzano in the north extending southward to Bologna, Florence and Rome. Temperatures are expected to reach 40 degree in the Sardinian inland Wednesday.
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But storms in Italy’s populous northern Lombardy region caused flooding, felled trees and ripped roofs off buildings.
More than 200 firefighters responded to emergencies in the regional capital of Milan, Varese, near the Malpensa airport, Lecco, near Lake Como, Sondrio, located in the Alps, and Bergamo.
