(MENAFN) Hopes that more survivors will be found in the ruins of a collapsed motorway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa are fading, with the official death toll standing at 39.
Deputy Premier and Interior Minister said: "Unfortunately it's very likely that there are more victims under the rubble."
Prime Minister has declared earlier a 12-month state of emergency after a special cabinet meeting in the north-western port city.
The Morandi bridge collapsed on Tuesday, one day before a national holiday and during a heavy thunderstorm, sending around 35 cars and three trucks crashing to the ground from a height of 45 meters.
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