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Morandi Bridge

On Aug. 14, 2018, the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed, sending vehicles and tons of rubble to the ground 50 meters below, killing 43 people. What went wrong with the Morandi Bridge and how did the design and maintenance of one of Genoa’s most iconic structures lead to its demise? Top bridge engineers give insight, survivors tell of their miraculous rescue by firefighters who faced a race against time to pull out the living from under the rubble.

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