When 200 metres of the bridge collapsed, died, 43 people in Genoa, Italy. Had long since residents in the area warned that the bridge was in poor condition which had not received a hearing. When broraset occurred fell to the concrete on the including houses and cars.
General Possetti lost his sister, brother-in-law and their two children when the accident occurred. She is happy that the broken bridge is removed, since it has been a memorial to the tragedy.
” For us, it has been terrible to see the broken bridge. And to know that 43 people lost their lives and that most of them were young people, ” she says to news agency Reuters.
who had the responsibility for the accident is still ongoing. Among other things, included General Possetti in a committee want the government to legislate on the faster investigations, where large-scale tragedies.
Already have thousands of tons of steel, asphalt and concrete brought away. But the work starts, particularly on Friday, when major parts of the bridge should be picked apart. To remove a 900-ton concrete slab is expected to take many hours, according to the AFP news agency.
Mayor Marco Bucci is satisfied with the work so far.
– Already on the afternoon of the 14th of August, when we realized the scope of the tragedy, rolled up his sleeves and began to work. The whole city did the same thing, ” he says to Reuters.
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