Italy's heatwave sparks emergencies, threatens agriculture

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Italy's heatwave sparks emergencies, threatens agriculture

STORY: Italy's heatwave sparks emergencies, threatens agriculture DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of cultivated fields 2. various of street view in Perugia 3. various of hot wave in Rome 4. various of beach STORYLINE: A heatwave swept across Italy this week, sparking emergencies in at least four cities and putting half of the agricultural production in the north at drought risk. An orange heat emergency, the second highest emergency level, was declared Friday in the northern cities of Brescia and Turin, as well as Florence and Perugia in central Italy. The most vulnerable -- the elderly, children, the chronically ill, and pregnant women -- are advised to stay indoors during the hottest hours of the day. Three of these four cities declared a 24-hour emergency status. In Turin, however, the status is predicted to continue for several days and escalate into "red" on Sunday, the most severe status. Temperatures in some parts

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