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The remains of the Morandi motorway bridge (File image)

Genoa bridge trial opens four years after disaster

The trial of 59 people facing an array of charges over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa opened on Thursday in front of relatives of the victims, but then adjourned for the summer.

World • 07 Jul 22

Jets trailing the colours of the Italian flag roar overhead at the inauguration of the Genoa bridge

Genoa bridge reopens two years after collapse killed 43

Italy has inaugurated a sleek new bridge in Genoa, though relatives of the 43 people killed when the old viaduct collapsed said the pomp and ceremony risked overshadowing the tragedy.

Europe • 04 Aug 20

The names of the 43 victims were read out at the mass

Italian road execs asked to leave Genoa ceremony

Senior executives of Italy's biggest motorway operator made an early exit from a ceremony held to remember victims of a deadly bridge collapse in the port city of Genoa, after some grieving relatives asked for them to leave.

Europe • 14 Aug 19

Explosive charges blow up the eastern pylons of Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge

Controlled explosions demolish remains of Genoa bridge

Six seconds of controlled explosions destroyed the remains of a collapsed bridge in the northern Italian city of Genoa, paving the way for a new structure to replace the ageing viaduct that gave way last year, killing 43 people.

Europe • 28 Jun 19

Autostrade, part of infrastructure group Atlantia, operated the Genoa bridge that collapsed on August 14

Autostrade talks over bill for collapsed Genoa bridge

Italy's Autostrade said it is in talks over a request to pay €400m to fund the rebuilding of the collapsed Genoa bridge with the special commissioner appointed by the government to oversee its reconstruction.

Business • 28 Dec 18

Nine people are still in hospital, four in a critical condition

Genoa search operation ends as death toll rises to 43

The search operation for those missing after a motorway bridge collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa has ended after the last three bodies were found, bringing the official death toll to 43.

Genoa • 19 Aug 18

The mass for 19 of the victims was held at the Exhibition and Trade Centre of the northern port city and led by the city's archbishop, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco

State funeral in Genoa for bridge collapse victims

A state funeral has been held in Italy to mourn the victims of the collapse of a motorway bridge in the northern city of Genoa, as rescue workers continue to search for the last few unaccounted people buried in the rubble.

Genoa • 18 Aug 18

Italian government has declared tomorrow a national day of mourning

Up to 20 believed missing after Italy bridge collapse

Italian rescue workers used jackhammers and cranes to lift giant slabs of concrete from the Genoa highway bridge collapse, hoping to find survivors buried in the rubble of the disaster that killed at least 38 people.

Genoa • 17 Aug 18

An elderly woman sits on a bench after she was evacuated from her apartment

Homeless and traumatised: The other victims in Genoa

Under a dimly-lit porch, a handful of traumatised and newly homeless survivors sit on metal benches, near the rubble of the collapsed Morandi bridge in Genoa.

Genoa • 17 Aug 18

The Morandi bridge had been beset by structural problems since its construction in the 1960s

Genoa bridge collapse 'a tragedy waiting to happen'

The Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa, a portion of which collapsed on yesterday killing at least 39 people, has been described as a "tragedy waiting to happen" by engineering experts.

Genoa • 15 Aug 18

Giuseppe Conte at the scene in Genoa after yesterday's bridge collapse

Conte declares state of emergency after bridge collapse

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has declared a state of emergency covering the region around Genoa, after yesterday's bridge collapse which left at least 39 people dead.

Genoa • 15 Aug 18

Rescuers are working into the night following the collapse

At least 35 killed after bridge collapses in Italy

At least 35 people were killed when a motorway bridge collapsed in torrential rains this morning over buildings in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, Italian media has cited fire brigade sources as saying.

Italy • 14 Aug 18