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Bridge Collapses in Genoa, Italy, Killing at Least 7 Bridge Collapses in Genoa, Italy, Killing at Least 7
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ROME — A highway bridge in the heart of Genoa, Italy, collapsed Tuesday morning, killing several people as it dropped tons of concrete and steel onto buildings, streets, vehicles and railroad tracks below. ROME — A highway bridge in the heart of Genoa, Italy, collapsed Tuesday morning, killing at least seven people, officials said, as it dropped tons of concrete and steel onto buildings, streets, vehicles and railroad tracks below.
At least seven people were killed, Edoardo Rixi, the deputy transport minister, told RAI, an Italian broadcaster, and local news reports said the figure could be considerably higher. Edoardo Rixi, the deputy transport minister, told RAI, an Italian broadcaster, that at least seven people had died, while the Interior Ministry said that the toll was at least 11, according to the Italian news service ANSA.
Mr. Rixi said that the bridge had shown some “signs of problems” in the past.
The transport minister, Danilo Toninelli, wrote on Twitter that the collapse “looks like an immense tragedy.”The transport minister, Danilo Toninelli, wrote on Twitter that the collapse “looks like an immense tragedy.”
The cause of the collapse was unclear, but Mr. Rixi said that the bridge had shown some “signs of problems” in the past. The national police noted that a “violent cloudburst” was underway at the time, and there were unconfirmed reports that the bridge collapsed after it had been struck by lightning.
Photographs and videos posted online showed a stretch of roadway missing on the Morandi Bridge, estimated by some of the people posting as 100 meters, or about 330 feet, long, with vehicles stopped just short of the precipice.Photographs and videos posted online showed a stretch of roadway missing on the Morandi Bridge, estimated by some of the people posting as 100 meters, or about 330 feet, long, with vehicles stopped just short of the precipice.
The images showed cars and trucks that had been crushed by the debris. The collapsed section is part of the A10 highway, a major east-west artery through the port city, near where the bridge crosses the Polcevera River. The segment that fell loomed over multistory structures. The images showed cars and trucks that had been crushed by the debris, while rescue workers struggled in a driving rain to reach anyone who might be trapped.
The collapsed section is part of the A10 highway, near where the bridge crosses the Polcevera River. The segment that fell loomed over multistory structures.
The A10 is a major east-west artery through the port city, and extends west along the coastline to the French border.
Two hundred firefighters, working with dogs, were at the site, according to a spokesman.Two hundred firefighters, working with dogs, were at the site, according to a spokesman.