A motorway bridge has collapsed near Genoa, Italy.
Around 30 people have died in the tragedy according to Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
A 200-metre section of the Morandi Bridge, part of the A10 motorway, fell during a fierce and sudden storm earlier today.
"I'm following with great apprehension what has happened in Genoa, which appears to be an immense tragedy," said Italian Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli via Twitter.
A witness told Sky Italia television he saw "eight or nine" vehicles on the bridge when it fell in what he described as an "apocalyptic scene".
Read more: Italian bridge collapse 'an immense tragedy' — Transport Minister | Euronews
Around 30 people have died in the tragedy according to Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
A 200-metre section of the Morandi Bridge, part of the A10 motorway, fell during a fierce and sudden storm earlier today.
"I'm following with great apprehension what has happened in Genoa, which appears to be an immense tragedy," said Italian Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli via Twitter.
A witness told Sky Italia television he saw "eight or nine" vehicles on the bridge when it fell in what he described as an "apocalyptic scene".
Read more: Italian bridge collapse 'an immense tragedy' — Transport Minister | Euronews
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