The interior ministry said that
11 people are known to have have died after a section of a
highway bridge in Genoa collapsed on Tuesday.
It said five injured people were in hospital in a serious
condition.
Several crushed vehicles are under the rubble with dead
people inside and two people were pulled out alive, rescue
sources said.
Some lorries ended up in the Polvecera river, Carabinieri
police sources said.
The Morandi viaduct upon which the A10 motorway runs gave way
amid torrential rain.
It runs over shopping centres, factories, some homes, the
Genoa-Milan railway line and the river.
"I am following what has happened in Genoa with maximum
ransport and Infrastructure Minister Danilo Toninelli said via
Twitter.
"We are in close contact with the highways agency and we are
going to the scene with deputy minister Rixi.
"My total support and the moment is with the city".
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