A section of a viaduct on the A10 motorway collapsed on Tuesday in Genoa, Italian firefighters say, with cars and trucks trapped among the rubble.
Television images showed the viaduct in the mist with a huge chunk missing, with Italian media reporting that 200 meters of the “Morandi” bridge had fallen.
The Italian fire service says that the viaduct, located in an industrial area in the west of the city, collapsed at around 12:00 p.m. local time.
A fire service spokesperson tells AFP that the bridge had mostly fallen on rail tracks 100 meters below and that “cars and trucks” had fallen with the rubble.
No casualties have yet been reported.
Genoa is located between the sea and the mountains of northwestern Italy. Its rugged terrain means that motorways that run through the city and the surrounding area are characterized by long viaducts and tunnels.
— AFP
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