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| Genoa bridge collapses in violent Italian storm | |
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| A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northern Italian city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be “an immense tragedy”. | A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northern Italian city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be “an immense tragedy”. |
| A 200-metre section of the Morandi Bridge on the A10 motorway came down in an industrial area of the port city during a sudden and violent storm, trapping cars and trucks under the rubble, the private broadcaster Sky TG24 reported. | |
| The head of the local ambulance service said there were “dozens of dead”, according to unconfirmed reports by the Italian news agency Adnkronos. | The head of the local ambulance service said there were “dozens of dead”, according to unconfirmed reports by the Italian news agency Adnkronos. |
| A local news website, Il Secolo XIX, reported at least 20 victims, and said more people could be buried in the rubble. About 10 injured people had been taken to hospital. | A local news website, Il Secolo XIX, reported at least 20 victims, and said more people could be buried in the rubble. About 10 injured people had been taken to hospital. |
| Television images showed the viaduct in the mist with a huge chunk missing. The Italian fire service said the bridge collapsed at about midday (1000 GMT). | Television images showed the viaduct in the mist with a huge chunk missing. The Italian fire service said the bridge collapsed at about midday (1000 GMT). |
| A fire service spokesperson told Agence France-Presse that the bridge had mostly fallen on rail tracks 100 metres below and that “cars and trucks” had fallen with the rubble. | A fire service spokesperson told Agence France-Presse that the bridge had mostly fallen on rail tracks 100 metres below and that “cars and trucks” had fallen with the rubble. |
| A witness told Sky Italia television he saw “eight or nine” vehicles on the bridge when it collapsed in what he said was an “apocalyptic scene”. | A witness told Sky Italia television he saw “eight or nine” vehicles on the bridge when it collapsed in what he said was an “apocalyptic scene”. |
| “I saw people running towards me, barefoot and terrified,” the bus driver Alberto Lercari, told Corriere della Sera. “I heard a roar. People ran away coming towards me. It was horrible,” he said. | |
| The transport minister, Danilo Toninelli, said in a tweet that he was “following with great apprehension what seems like an immense tragedy”. | The transport minister, Danilo Toninelli, said in a tweet that he was “following with great apprehension what seems like an immense tragedy”. |
| The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France and vacation resorts, and traffic would have been heavier than usual as many Italians traveled to beaches or mountains on the eve of a major Italian holiday, Ferragosto. | |
| Genoa is located between the sea and the mountains of north-west Italy. Its rugged terrain means motorways run through the city and the surrounding area via long viaducts and tunnels. | Genoa is located between the sea and the mountains of north-west Italy. Its rugged terrain means motorways run through the city and the surrounding area via long viaducts and tunnels. |
| The Morandi Bridge, which was inaugurated in 1967, is 90 metres high, and just over 1km long. | |
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