Why Did Italy’s Genoa Bridge Collapse?

Rubble and debris from the collapsed Morandi motorway bridge is seen strewn along the railway line in the northern port city of Genoa on August 14, 2018. Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Italian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the Aug. 14 Genoa bridge collapse, which left at least 38 people dead.

Engineering experts are warning that “tens of thousands” of structures in Italy are at risk after the disaster, which was described by one witness as apocalyptic.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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