Red-alert heatwave cities to drop to seven Friday

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 12 - The number of Italian major cities under red heat alert will drop from 19 Wednesday to 18 Thursday and just seven Friday as the stifling 'afa' in Italy's fourth and longest heatwave finally show signs of easing, the health ministry said. According to the heatwave bulletin on the 27 cities monitored, the only cities marked orange (heat risk only for the most vulnerable) Wednesday are Ancona and Cagliari, while the other 6 cities are in yellow, a pre-alert status for a p...

By ANSA