Apocalyptic images today in Genoa. The Morandi motorway bridge collapsed The police forces intervened on the spot report that there are dozens of victims in the collapse of the Morandi sul Polcevera motorway bridge in Genoa. Several cars are stuck and crushed in the rubble of the bridge, while some heavy vehicles ended up in the Polvecera stream. All the bodies were transported to San Martino for recognition. 440 people forced to leave their homes following the collapse and the number could increase since the evictions are still underway and the Civil Protection of the Municipality of Genoa has so far taken steps to evacuate 11 buildings and the situation is under constant monitoring .

"The whole Morandi bridge will have to be demolished with serious repercussions on traffic and problems for citizens and companies". This was stated by Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Edoardo Rixi this afternoon in Genoa at the Civil Protection office. "A bridge like that does not collapse for a thunderbolt, nor for a storm, the culprits must be found", added Rixi.

All the major world sites have reported the tragedy.

As a precaution, some buildings closest to the part of the bridge that did not collapse were cleared. A long portion of the viaduct on which the A10 runs has collapsed. Both carriageways fell to the ground for about 118 meters. Many people are under the rubble and checks are underway by the XNUMX operators. The collapsed bridge overwhelmed, among other things, a part of a shed of the Amiu, the environmental company of the municipality of Genoa.

Some images taken from some Facebook accounts about the conditions of the bridge before the tragedy are eloquent.

Rescuers who reached the crash site found some cars and trucks crashed to the ground. It would have been a structural failure to cause the collapse, so we report the data of the first surveys. The canine and Usar teams and the search and rescue experts took part in the urban rubble.

 The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Toninelli wrote on twitter "I am following with great apprehension what happened in Genoa and that is looming like a terrible tragedy. We are in close contact with highways and we are going to the place with the Deputy Minister Rixi. My total proximity in these hours to the city ". Then intervened on TG1 said that the Government will pay the utmost attention and resources on the maintenance of infrastructure throughout the country.

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