The mayor's office of Italy's northwestern city of Genoa said in a statement on Tuesday that it had declared a two-day mourning following the collapse of a motorway bridge, which killed over 20 people.
ROME (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) The mayor's office of Italy's northwestern city of Genoa said in a statement on Tuesday that it had declared a two-day mourning following the collapse of a motorway bridge, which killed over 20 people.
"Expressing the solidarity and condolences of the city's residents to the relatives of the victims ... the mayor's office of Genoa has declared [August] 15-16 the days of mourning," the statement read.
The incident took place at about 11 a.m. local time (09:00 GMT).
According to the Italian prime minister, latest data shows death toll in Genoa bridge collapse stood at 22, with 16 people injured.
