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Two families were among the 39 people confirmed to have died after a motorway bridge collapsed in the northern Italian city of Genoa on Tuesday.Two families were among the 39 people confirmed to have died after a motorway bridge collapsed in the northern Italian city of Genoa on Tuesday.
Roberto Robbiano, 44, Ersilia Piccinino, 41, and their eight-year-old son, Samuele, from Campomorone, a town in Genoa province, were reportedly on their way to lunch with relatives in Voltri, close to their home, when the bridge collapsed. Roberto Robbiano, 44, Ersilia Piccinino, 41, and their eight-year-old son, Samuele, from Campomorone, in Genoa province, were reportedly on their way to lunch with relatives in Voltri, when the bridge collapsed.
A friend of the family told La Repubblica he arrived at the scene at about 1pm and recognised their car, as well as a Spider-Man ball that Samuele played with.A friend of the family told La Repubblica he arrived at the scene at about 1pm and recognised their car, as well as a Spider-Man ball that Samuele played with.
Relatives were later informed of their deaths by doctors at San Martino hospital. The family had been planning a holiday in Sardinia, according to reports.Relatives were later informed of their deaths by doctors at San Martino hospital. The family had been planning a holiday in Sardinia, according to reports.
Members of a second family, from Milan, were named as Andrea Vittone, 59; Claudia Possetti, 48, Camilla, 12, and Manuele, 16, children from Possetti’s previous marriage. Members of a second family, from Milan, were named as Andrea Vittone, 59, Claudia Possetti, 48, and two children from Possetti’s previous marriage, Camilla, 12, and Manuele, 16.
Alberto Fanfani, a 32-year-old anaesthetist who worked in Pisa, was travelling with his girlfriend, Marta Danisi, a 29-year-old from Sicily. Dario Nardella, the mayor of Florence, confirmed Fanfani’s death over Twitter. Alberto Fanfani, a 32-year-old anaesthetist who worked in Pisa, was travelling with his girlfriend, Marta Danisi, 29, from Sicily, when the bridge collapsed. Dario Nardella, the mayor of Florence, confirmed Fanfani’s death via Twitter.
Danisi, a nurse, is yet to be officially named as being among the victims although Bruno Mancuso, the mayor of her hometown, Sant’Agata di Militello, confirmed her death to local media, citing relatives. Danisi, a nurse, was yet to be officially named as among the victims, although Bruno Mancuso, the mayor of her home town, Sant’Agata di Militello, confirmed her death to local media, citing relatives.
“I am shocked and saddened by the tragedy that has struck somebody from our town,” he said. “On behalf of all the community, we express our deepest condolences and solidarity with her family over this immense pain and emptiness that has hit them.”“I am shocked and saddened by the tragedy that has struck somebody from our town,” he said. “On behalf of all the community, we express our deepest condolences and solidarity with her family over this immense pain and emptiness that has hit them.”
The couple were believed to have been making their way towards the northern city of Alessandria, where Danisi is said to have recently transferred for work. The couple are believed to have been making their way towards the northern city of Alessandria, to where Danisi was said to have recently transferred for work.
Elisa Bozzo, 34, had been travelling in a black Opel car. Her friends launched a social media appeal for her whereabouts shortly after the accident. Andrea Cerulli, 47, died while making his way to work at Genoa port. Friends of Elisa Bozzo, 34, who was travelling in a black Opel car, launched a social media appeal for her whereabouts shortly after the accident.
Mirko Vicini, 31 and Bruno Casagrande, 35, had been unemployed for months before finding seasonal work with Amiu, a waste management company. They were in a van at a recycling centre beneath the bridge when they were killed. Andrea Cerulli, 47, died while making his way to work at Genoa port. Mirko Vicini, 31, and Bruno Casagrande, 35, who had been unemployed for months before finding seasonal work with Amiu, a waste management company, were in a van at a recycling centre beneath the bridge when they were killed.
Marjus Djerri and Edy Bokrina were travelling in a van owned by EuroPulizia, a services company, and were on their way to work in Rapallo. Their bodies were retrieved from the rubble in front of their parents and wives.Marjus Djerri and Edy Bokrina were travelling in a van owned by EuroPulizia, a services company, and were on their way to work in Rapallo. Their bodies were retrieved from the rubble in front of their parents and wives.
The bodies of four young people from Torre del Greco, near Naples, were also found in the wreckage. They were Giovanni Battiloro, 29, Matteo Bertonati, 26, Gerardo Esposito, 26, and Antonio Stanzione, 29. The group were on their way to Nice, and then Barcelona. The bodies of four people from Torre del Greco, near Naples, were also found in the wreckage. They were Giovanni Battiloro, 29, Matteo Bertonati, 26, Gerardo Esposito, 26, and Antonio Stanzione, 29. The group had been on their way to Nice and then Barcelona.
Gennaro Sarnataro, a 43-year-old lorry driver from Naples, was travelling back from France when he died.Gennaro Sarnataro, a 43-year-old lorry driver from Naples, was travelling back from France when he died.
Other victims named throughout Wednesday morning include Carlo Erazzo Trujillio, 27, and Stella Boccia, 24, a couple from Arezzo in Tuscany; Luigi Matti Altadonna, 35, from Borghetto Santo Spirito, in Liguria, Francesco Bello, 41, Sandro Campora, 53, Giorgio Donaggio, a businessman from Savona and Henry Díaz, a 30-year-old Colombian living in Liguria. Other victims named on Wednesday morning included Carlo Erazzo Trujillio, 27, and Stella Boccia, 24, a couple from Arezzo in Tuscany; Luigi Matti Altadonna, 35, from Borghetto Santo Spirito, in Liguria; Francesco Bello, 41, Sandro Campora, 53, Giorgio Donaggio, a businessman from Savona, and Henry Díaz, a 30-year-old Colombian living in Liguria.
Sources in the interior ministry told Italian media 16 people were injured, including 12 in a serious condition. Sources in the interior ministry told Italian media that 16 people were injured, including 12 in a serious condition.
The Italian media have named foreign victims, including a group of French tourists who had been making their way to Genoa port to catch a ferry to Sardinia. They were identified as Nathan Gusman, 20; Melissa Artus, 22, and Nemati Alizè Plaze, 20. Also named was Juan Carlos Pastenes, a 64-year-old chef originally from Chile who had lived in Genoa for more than 30 years. He was travelling with his wife, Nora Rivera, and friend, Juan Figueroa, 60. The Italian media named foreign victims, including a group of French tourists who had been making their way to Genoa port to catch a ferry to Sardinia.
Rescuers worked under floodlights throughout the night searching for survivors. Four people had been pulled alive from the rubble in the hours after the accident. They were identified as Nathan Gusman, 20, Melissa Artus, 22, and Nemati Alizè Plaze, 20. Also named was Juan Carlos Pastenes, a 64-year-old chef originally from Chile who had lived in Genoa for more than 30 years. He was travelling with his wife, Nora Rivera, and friend, Juan Figueroa, 60, at the time of the collapse.
Rescuers worked under floodlights throughout the night searching for survivors. Four people were pulled alive from the rubble in the hours after the accident.
“All accessible spaces have been explored; now we are moving the largest pieces of debris,” Emanuele Gissi, a fire official, told Agence France-Presse. “We cannot know if there are survivors remaining, but it’s our job to search.”“All accessible spaces have been explored; now we are moving the largest pieces of debris,” Emanuele Gissi, a fire official, told Agence France-Presse. “We cannot know if there are survivors remaining, but it’s our job to search.”
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