Why Italy’s Genoa bridge collapse led to one of its biggest criminal trials
- In the northwestern Italian port city of Genoa, one of the deadliest disasters in the country, in 2018, put the spotlight on Italy’s ageing infrastructure – and raised questions about whether the tragedy could have been prevented.
- On Thursday, judges in Genoa are set to deliver a verdict in the first trial over the collapse of the Morandi road bridge, which killed 43 people when it gave way on August 14, 2018.
- Dozens of defendants face numerous charges as families of the victims await a decision they hope will finally bring some measure of justice, nearly eight years after the disaster.
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- In the northwestern Italian port city of Genoa, one of the deadliest disasters in the country, in 2018, put the spotlight on Italy’s ageing infrastructure – and raised questions about whether the tragedy could have been prevented.
- On Thursday, judges in Genoa are set to deliver a verdict in the first trial over the collapse of the Morandi road bridge, which killed 43 people when it gave way on August 14, 2018.
- Dozens of defendants face numerous charges as families of the victims await a decision they hope will finally bring some measure of justice, nearly eight years after the disaster.
Sources: Al Jazeera