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On 14 August 2018, around 11:36 local time (09:36 UTC) a section of the Ponte Morandi (English: Morandi Bridge) in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, collapsed during a rainstorm, killing forty-three people. The remains were demolished in June 2019. The replacement bridge, the Genoa-Saint George Bridge was inaugurated a year later. [2]
Italian police have released security camera footage showing the exact moment when the motorway bridge in Genoa collapsed on Tuesday, killing 43 people. (Aug. 20)
The collapse led to a year-long state of emergency in the Liguria region, extensive analysis of the structural failure, [3] and widely varying assignment of responsibility. The remains of the original bridge were demolished in June 2019. The replacement bridge, the Genoa-Saint George Bridge was inaugurated a year later. [4]
Shock is turning to anger in Italy after a bridge in Genoa collapsed, killing dozens of people. Hundreds of firefighters are still searching for survivors. Lucy Fielder reports.
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The Genoa Saint George Bridge [1] (Italian: Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio) [2] is a motorway viaduct that crosses the Polcevera river and the districts of Sampierdarena and Cornigliano, in the city of Genoa. It was designed by architect Renzo Piano. The bridge replaces the Ponte Morandi (Polcevera Viaduct), which partially collapsed on 14 August ...
A bridge collapsed on Tuesday over the Italian port city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be "an immense tragedy." 'Dozens' feared dead after bridge collapses over Genoa ...
Ponte Morandi motorway bridge collapse: Genoa – Liguria: Italy: 14 August 2018: Viaduct incorporating a cable-stayed bridge: Collapsed due to structural failure 43 killed [138] 210-metre (690 ft) section of the bridge collapsed Ponte Morandi after the collapse; the bridge was demolished in June 2019. Majerhat Bridge collapse Kolkata: India: 4 ...