I watched and wept in Genoa´s ruins. But we have no idea what will happen next | Matteo Pucciarelli
(The Guardian Italy)

Once the symbol of a country on a path to prosperity, the Morandi bridge collapse is the first major challenge for the country´s populist coalitionAbout 40 minutes after the Morandi bridge collapsed I was there, under it, amid the ruins. It was pouring with rain and the road had been closed shortly before by the city police. I ran to the site. And when I caught sight of the destroyed `little Brooklyn` - as we Genovese liked to call it - I started to weep.It was like something out of a war zone: the wreck of crushed lorries and cars, the white cloths over bodies that had only just been taken out, the twisted, incredulous faces of the first rescuers on the scene.When I caught sight of the destroyed `little Brooklyn` - as we Genovese liked to call it - I started to weep Continue reading...