Dozens of people are believed to have been killed after a motorway bridge collapsed during a violent storm in Italy.
Police and fire brigade officials have been called to the scene near Genoa, where a 650ft long piece of the crossing has fallen.
Firefighters say they fear a number of cars fell from the bridge during the collapse, and have so far identified 10 vehicles involved.
Rescuers reach up to search for any survivors (Picture: EPA)
People were seen climbing over parts of the bridge (Picture: ANSA)
The wreckage is unrecognisable (Picture: Rex Features)
Parts of the crossing are still balancing on the wreckage (Picture: ANSA)
The rest of the bridge remains elevated (Picture: ANSA)
The viaduct gave way amid torrential rain (Picture: EPA)
Dozens are feared to be dead (Picture: Alamy Live News)
Italian firefighters are at the scene of the collapse (Picture: Reuters)
A large section of the Morandi viaduct upon which the A10 motorway runs collapsed in Genoa (Picture: Italian Firefighters)
Italy’s Ambulance Service have estimated the death toll to be ‘dozens’ as a result of the collapse.
So far, just one person has been pulled alive from the rubble. They have been airlifted to hospital.
Images show the bridge – which sits above an industrial site – with a large centre piece missing.
The bridge fell into parts of a river (Picture: ANSA)
The viaduct runs over shopping centres, factories, some homes, the Genoa-Milan railway line and the Polcevera river (Picture: EPA)
Vehicles fell from the bridge as it collapsed (Picture: Italian Firefighters)
The remains stand over the road as firefighters rush to help those trapped (Picture: Italian Firefighters)
Firefighters have said that there are concerns about gas lines.
It is currently unclear what caused the collapse, however officials believe it may have been down to a structural weakness.
Police are fighting to find survivors (Picture: ANSA)
Cars were crushed beneath the tarmac (Picture: Italian Firefighters)
A helicopter hovers at the scene (Picture: EPA)
A 650ft long piece of the crossing has fallen (Picture: State Police)
Police and fire brigade officials have been called to the scene
Video caught the moment the bridge collapsed (Picture: State Police)
Despite no deaths or injuries so far being reported, firefighters say they fear a number of cars fell from the bridge during the collapse
The crossing, which was built on the A10 toll motorway in the 1960s, was last reconstructed in 2016
Italian Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said the collapse in northern Italy appears to be ‘an immense tragedy’.
He said: ‘I’m following with great apprehension what has happened in Genoa, which appears to be an immense tragedy.’
The crossing, which was built on the A10 toll motorway in the 1960s, was last reconstructed in 2016.
Original Article:https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/14/huge-motorway-bridge-collapses-onto-houses-italy-trapping-people-7837360/
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