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Europe heatwave: Nearly all major Italian cities on red alert

European natural gas prices remained steady on Wednesday despite a heatwave across southern and central Europe.

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Italy has activated a helpline to provide people with useful information on how to cope with the heatwave as well as details of social and health services.

New evacuations were ordered today as wildfires raged near the Greek capital.

The heatwave has hit southern Europe during the peak summer tourist season, breaking records including in Italy and bringing warnings about an increased risk of deaths. 

If the Italian Island of Sardinia gets a little over one degree hotter, it could break Europe's highest temperature record

Record-breaking heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere have again sparked concerns about the danger such blistering temperatures pose to people's health, particularly children and the elderly

The most vulnerable include those with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and diabetes, as well as older people, pregnant people, children and those who are homeless.