A motorway bridge has collapsed in Genoa, Italy local media reported on Tuesday. Several cars have fallen into the subsequent chasm.
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"The scale is epochal. There are dozens of dead among those who fell from the bridge or got trapped under the rubble," Francesco Bermano, Genoa's ambulance service director said, as quoted by the Adnkronors news agency.
Italian police have published a shocking video of the bridge's collapse.
Ambulances and rescuers have arrived at the scene:
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Internet users have published photos and videos of the aftermath on Twitter: