At least 25 people are dead after a huge highway bridge collapse in Italy, and the death toll could rise 'significantly'
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- A huge highway bridge collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, on Tuesday morning.
- At least 25 people have died, officials said, warning that the death toll will rise further.
- Italy's deputy transport minister said 20 vehicles and buildings below the bridge were involved in the disaster.
- Eleven people have been pulled alive from the rubble and transported to a hospital by helicopter, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.
- Photos and video footage on social media showed a huge portion of the bridge missing and rubble on the ground beneath.
At least 25 people have been killed after a highway bridge collapsed in the northern Italian city of Genoa, the mayor said hours after the collapse — and the death toll could rise further.
Genoa Mayor Marco Bucci told Sky TG24 the death toll is now about 25 and that 11 injured people had been pulled from the rubble. Reuters, citing local reports, is saying the death toll has reached 35.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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