Wreckage and wails after Italy bridge collapse kills dozens

Rescuers toiled hard overnight to dig out mountains of wreckage and extract victims and locate the survivors after the Morandi bridge in Italy’s Genoa collapsed on Tuesday, leaving at least 37 people dead.

The disastrous mishap, which came as a maintenance team was working on the motorway bridge, has sparked anger against Autostrade per L'Italia, the company entrusted with the task of overseeing, maintaining and operating the facility, notes the BBC.

Italy’s Transport Minister, Danilo Toninelli, called on the company’s top management to step down immediately for its failure to comply with safety standards, notes The Guardian. Two days of mourning has been declared in the city and a criminal inquiry launched into the collapse.