Piero CRUCIATTI, Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP / AFPThis general view taken on Aug. 15, 2018, shows abandoned vehicles on the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14, when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP/Getty Images
Piero CRUCIATTI, AFP / AFPTOPSHOT - This general view taken on Aug. 15, 2018, shows abandoned vehicles on the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14, when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. /AFP/Getty Images
Antonio Calanni, The Associated PressCars are blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova during a sudden and violent storm, leaving vehicles crushed in rubble below.
PIERO CRUCIATTI , AFPA helicopter of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian fire and rescue service, is pictured at the site as rescuers are at work amid the rubble and wreckage of the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed earlier in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP/Getty Images
Valery HACHE , AFPA lorry sits on the Morandi motorway bridge after it collapsed in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse of the viaduct, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
ANDREA LEONI, AFPA picture taken on Aug. 14, 2018 in Genoa shows a view of the Ponte Morandi motorway bridge, after one of its section collapsed injuring several people. - Rescuers scouring through the wreckage after part of a viaduct of the A10 freeway collapsed said there were "tens of victims", while images from the scene showed an entire carriageway plunged on to railway lines below. ANDREA LEONI/AFP/Getty Images
Luca Zennaro, ANSA via APRescuers work among the rubble of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova during a sudden and violent storm, leaving vehicles crushed in rubble below.
ANDREA LEONI , AFPTOPSHOT - A picture taken on Aug. 14, 2018 shows vehicles standing on a part of a giant motorway bridge after a section collapsed earlier in Genoa. - At least 22 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed, with several more feared dead in what Italy's transport minister described as an "immense tragedy". The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. ANDREA LEONI/AFP/Getty Images
Luca Zennaro, ANSA via APRescuers work among the rubble of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova during a sudden and violent storm, leaving vehicles crushed in rubble below.
Luca Zennaro, ANSA via APRescues work among the debris of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Italian authorities say that about 10 vehicles were involved when the raised highway collapsed during a sudden and violent storm in the northern port city of Genoa, while private broadcaster Sky TG24 said the collapsed section was about 200-meter long (650 feet).
Luca Zennaro, ANSA via APRescues work among the debris of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Italian authorities say that about 10 vehicles were involved when the raised highway collapsed during a sudden and violent storm in the northern port city of Genoa, while private broadcaster Sky TG24 said the collapsed section was about 200-meter long (650 feet).
Valery HACHE, AFPA picture shows a general of the Morandi motorway bridge after it collapsed in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse of the viaduct, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
Valery HACHE, AFPRescuers work at the site where the Morandi motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse of the viaduct, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
Valery HACHE , AFPA general view shows the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed earlier in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
PIERO CRUCIATTI , AFPA general view shows the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed earlier in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP/Getty Images
ANDREA LEONI , AFPRescuers are at work amid the rubble and wreckage of the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed earlier in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. ANDREA LEONI/AFP/Getty Images
FEDERICO SCOPPA , AFPA man takes pictures of the Morandi motorway bridge from a distance after a section collapsed earlier in Genoa on Aug. 14, 2018. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14 when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. FEDERICO SCOPPA/AFP/Getty Images
ANDREA LEONI , AFPRescuers are at work amid the rubble of a section of a giant motorway bridge that collapsed earlier, on Aug. 14, 2018 in Genoa. - Rescuers scouring through the wreckage after part of a viaduct of the A10 freeway collapsed said there were "tens of victims", while images from the scene showed an entire carriageway plunged on to railway lines below. ANDREA LEONI/AFP/Getty Images
Andrea LEONI , AFPA picture taken on Aug. 14, 2018 in Genoa shows a section of a giant motorway bridge that collapsed earlier injuring several people. - Rescuers scouring through the wreckage after part of a viaduct of the A10 freeway collapsed said there were "tens of victims", while images from the scene showed an entire carriageway plunged on to railway lines below. ANDREA LEONI/AFP/Getty Images
Paolo Rattini, Getty ImagesRescue services attend the scene at the Morandi bridge which collapsed on Aug. 14, 2018 in Genoa, Italy. At at least 22 people have died when a large section of Morandi bridge built in the 1960s and part of the A10 motorway suddenly collapsed during a fierce storm sending vehicles falling up to 90m to the ground.
Paolo Rattini, Getty ImagesA general view of the Morandi bridge which collapsed on Aug. 14, 2018 in Genoa, Italy. At at least 22 people have died when a large section of Morandi bridge built in the 1960s and part of the A10 motorway suddenly collapsed during a fierce storm sending vehicles falling up to 90m to the ground.
Alexander Zemlianichenko, The Associated PressA view of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova during a sudden and violent storm, leaving vehicles crushed in rubble below.
Piero CRUCIATTI, AFPA general view shows the Morandi motorway bridge one day after a section collapsed in Genoa on Aug. 15, 2018. - Nearly 40 people died on August 14, 2018 when a giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy, with the death toll expected to mount further. PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP/Getty Images
Valery HACHE, Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP / AFPThis general view taken on Aug. 15, 2018, shows abandoned vehicles on the Morandi motorway bridge the day after a section collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa. - At least 38 people were killed on August 14, when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
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This general view taken on Aug. 15, 2018, shows abandoned vehicles on the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa. - At least 30 people were killed on August 14, when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP/Getty Images
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A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble below. A transport official said at least 22 people were killed and eight injured in the tragedy.
A huge section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed over an industrial zone, sending tons of twisted steel and concrete debris onto warehouses below. Photos published by the Italian news agency ANSA showed a massive, empty gulf between two sections of the bridge.






















