Deadly heat is searing parts of Europe as wildfires and heatwaves pose threats to life after one boy died of heatstroke in Italy.
The four-year-old Romanian died on Monday just days after being found unconscious in the family's car in Sardinia.
The unnamed boy was was airlifted to a Rome hospital but died of irreversible brain damage, the hospital said.
The tragedy comes after Italy's health ministry issued a red alert warning for seven major cities, including Bologna and Florence.
Some 11 Italian cities are on red alert for Tuesday, and 16 cities on Wednesday, while around 190 firefighters and the army continue to tackle a wildfire on Mount Vesuvius that caused the closure of the national park to tourists.
