The last weekend of July promises to be among the hottest of the year, with the thermometer reaching peaks of 40 degrees and millions of Italians traveling to holiday destinations. For this reason, Anas has decided to suspend 70% of construction sites until September 3rd. But Charon's return to the Peninsula also risks worsening the water emergency, especially in the centre-south, with Calabria having declared a state of emergency and Sicily having to rely on a Navy tanker to mitigate the crisis.
The traditional summer exodus then begins, with the red sticker accompanying travel on the roads starting today morning and for the entire day tomorrow. Anas has strengthened the staff working on the roads by ordering the suspension of 906 construction sites along the entire network. The greatest attention is paid, in a southerly direction, to the routes towards the holiday resorts, in particular along the Adriatic, Tyrrhenian and Ionian ridges and along the border crossings towards France, Slovenia and Croatia, and out of urban centres.
Fiumicino airport, meanwhile, records the record number of passengers in one day, a record recorded last July 14th with 176 thousand presences between arrivals and departures. But not only that: in July the daily average was 160 thousand daily presences and the threshold of over 1,000 aircraft movements per day was exceeded. Tourism and summer holidays aside, Italy is also having to deal with the drought emergency, which is particularly affecting the regions of central and southern Italy.
Additionally, a heat wave warning has been issued in Seoul for the first time this summer. The humidity is now 53%, and the heat is palpable even at night. The city has raised the heat wave comprehensive support situation room response level from 'caution' to 'alert' as it monitors the damage situation. A heat wave warning has been issued for most of the country, heightening concerns for citizens.
