In Pictures: Motorway bridge collapses in Genoa, Italy

A motorway bridge in the northern Italian port city of Genoa collapsed on Aug 14, killing at least 26. A 50m-high section of the bridge, including a tower that anchored several stays, crashed down with as many as 35 vehicles driving on it in torrential rain.

Updated
Aug 16, 2018, 06:20 AM
Published
Aug 15, 2018, 09:25 AM
Firefighters and rescue workers stand next to a part of the motorway, at the collapsed Morandi Bridge site in the port city of Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescuers work into the night at the site of the collapsed Morandi Bridge, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The collapsed Morandi Bridge is seen in the Italian port city of Genoa, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rescue workers recover a body at the site of the collapsed Morandi Bridge in the port city of Genoa, Italy on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
A general view of the collapsed Morandi Bridge in the port city of Genoa, Italy on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
A general view of part of Morandi Bridge that collapsed in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Rescuers inspect the rubble and wreckage after a section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Emergency personnel search through debris from the collapsed bridge in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Rescuers at work after the bridge collapsed, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Rescuers at work to recover an injured person after the bridge collapsed, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Rescuers at work after the bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Rescuers at work to recover an injured person after the bridge collapsed, on Aug 14,2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A general view showing the collapsed section after the bridge collapsed, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Firefighters stand next to a crushed car at the collapsed Morandi Bridge site in the port city of Genoa, Italy on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
A handout photo made available by Italian firefighters shows rescue teams on the site of a collapsed bridge over the A10 highway in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Rescuers at work amid the rubble after the bridge collapsed, on Aug 14, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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