By Euro Weekly News Media • Published: 14 Aug 2018 • 11:33
BRIDGE DISASTER: The Morandi bridge has collapsed
AN ENORMOUS span of a road bridge in Genoa, Italy has collapsed killing scores of motorists and trapping many more in the rubble.
It is believed that the occupants of ten vehicles were in the vicinity of the Morandi bridge when a 200-metre stretch of the structure collapsed during a heavy storm today (Tuesday).
The Polizia di Stato have shared footage of parts of the bridge crumbling into the water
More to follow…
Credit: Polizia di Stato
Ambulances gathering at the site of the collapsed suspension bridge (#PonteMorandi) in #Genova, Italy. Several deaths are expected. pic.twitter.com/GU15FmrbKQ — ✿ṡ︎erenẹ︎ (@MythSerene) August 14, 2018
Ambulances gathering at the site of the collapsed suspension bridge (#PonteMorandi) in #Genova, Italy. Several deaths are expected. pic.twitter.com/GU15FmrbKQ
— ✿ṡ︎erenẹ︎ (@MythSerene) August 14, 2018
Bridge collapse #Genoa #Italy feared dozen dead. #PonteMorandiSome one captured this video. pic.twitter.com/4cpLjatYZt — Dioupk (@dipak512) August 14, 2018
Bridge collapse #Genoa #Italy feared dozen dead. #PonteMorandiSome one captured this video. pic.twitter.com/4cpLjatYZt
— Dioupk (@dipak512) August 14, 2018
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