Italy places 25 cities under highest heat alert, 7 dead and 34 injured in bus crash near Lazio-Umbria border, and more news on Monday. Italy places 25 cities under highest heat alertItalian health authorities placed 25 of Italy’s 27 major cities under the highest-level heat alert on Monday, as the heatwave gripping the country intensified. Inland areas of central and southern Italy were expected to see daytime temperatures of up to 40C on Monday, according to the latest forecasts. AdvertisementSeven Italians killed in tourist plane crash in PeruSeven Italian nationals were among 13 people killed when a small sightseeing plane crashed in southern Peru on Saturday. Besides seven Italian nationals, two Germans, two Spaniards and two Peruvian crew members were killed in the crash.