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Care for elderly stepped up as Italy swelters in driest year ever

Angelo Casciano, 79, sits at home by a fan as he receives a package of items from volunteers providing food and drink for the elderly, as part of the Heat Plan during a heatwave in Milan, Italy, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

Volunteers delivered food and medicines to elderly people living alone in Milan on Friday, as another heatwave swept through northern Italy in what is the country's driest year since records began. 

The "City Angels" service operates all year but has been stepped up over the baking summer as Milan officials look to prevent vulnerable people from leaving their homes in high temperatures.

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