Italy bridge collapse

The dramatic collapse of a 1.2km motorway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa has killed at least 35 people.

At least 35 people were killed when a bridge collapsed in Italy, police said.

Rescuers are at work amid the rubble of a section of the Morandi motorway bridge that collapsed. AFP

Rescuers and security forces evacuate a body at the site where the Morandi motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa. AFP

Rescuers inspect the rubble after a section of a motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa. AFP

Rescue workers on a part of a Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed in Genoa. AFP

Rescuers work at the site where the Morandi motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa. AFP

A section of the Morandi motorway bridge that collapsed injuring several people. AFP

A helicopter hovers as rescuers work at the site where the Morandi motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa.AFP

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