Admissions to the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Is Mirrionis, the busiest in Sardinia, are suspended. The head physician: "We cannot guarantee adequate safety standards."
ISPRA monitoring system readings. The thermometer reached 30.6°C off the coast of Villasimius. Widespread high temperatures. The expert: "The Mediterranean is a reservoir of energy for extreme events."
The elderly and frail are in trouble, and temperatures are relentless: temperatures are expected to remain above the seasonal average at least until mid-August.
A Sardinian spectator walks out of Diodato's Live for Time in Jazz concert: she refuses to accept the Deputy Prime Minister's presence. The singer from the stage says, "I'm not calling anyone out, but we hope Faber's music will illuminate our politics."
Pet waste collection has been halted in several Sardinian municipalities. Now, according to Virgilio Vardeu, manager of the De Vizia company, a new emergency is looming.