For several days, water did not flow from the taps in Catania, whose population is just under three hundred thousand.
According to local waterworks owned by the municipality, the city “was almost devoid of water”. The service provider explained the situation by interrupting the power supply, and the energy services company pointed out the intense heat, confirming that the wires running under the asphalt, which had been heated to nearly 50 degrees and melted, had become inoperable.
Power outages have been reported from several towns in Sicily. The mayor of Catania, Enrico Tarantino, requested a declaration of a state of crisis, which will be decided by the head of disaster management, Nello Musumesi, on Monday at a meeting with the authorities and representatives of public operators.
And while storms and severe rains replaced the previous heat in the northern part of Italy, the heat wave has not yet receded in the southern provinces, which is expected to continue until Wednesday.
45 ° C is expected in Palermo and its region, and 48 ° in the regions of Catania and Siracusa. Likewise, in the coming days, the thermometer will remain well above 40 degrees in Sardinia, and forecasts say the temperature will reach 48 degrees.
The sea water temperature also exceeds thirty degrees. Relief is expected on the islands from Wednesday. In Rome, 39 degrees Celsius is expected on Monday, after which the temperature will drop below 35 degrees in the following days.
