Italy Bridge Collapse Video: 12 Dead in Motorway Bridge Collapse at Genoa

Genoa, August 14: A bridge collapsed in the northern Italian city of Genoa, on Tuesday, according to media reports. A 200m (650ft) section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed during a sudden and violent storm.

The bridge, which was a part of the A10 motorway, is about 100 metres tall, as per Italian media reports. Watch video of the collapse in the tweet below:

#14agosto il video del crollo di #PonteMorandi a #Genova Polcevera Morandi@VAIstradeanas @DPCgov @emergenzavvf @Viminale @ComunediGenova @StradeAnas pic.twitter.com/9viaWCfAcu

— Polizia di Stato (@poliziadistato) August 14, 2018

Huge sections of rubble could be seen on the ground, under the middle of the bridge, showed photographs. See one of the pictures in the tweet below:

#14ago #Genova 12:00, crolla parte del ponte Morandi sulla #A10. Le squadre #vigilidelfuoco stanno operando in massa, attivatinteam usar e cinofili pic.twitter.com/gjSJLvjw1K

— Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) August 14, 2018

According to media reports, about 10 vehicles were involved when the collapse took place. At least 12 people have been reportedly killed in the accident.

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