GENOA, Italy -- Video shows a bridge collapse in northern Italy in the midst of a violent storm on Tuesday that has left at least 25 dead, according to the city's mayor.
Genoa Mayor Marco Bucci told Sky TG24 that more than 25 people had been killed and that at least 11 were injured.
Sniffer dogs are at work in the rubble to find those who are still trapped, Amalia Tedeschi, an official with Italian firefighters, told RAI state TV. She said that two injured people had already been extracted alive.
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The Associated Press reports that a section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed over an industrial area during the storm, which began suddenly. That section of the Morandi Bridge is about 150 feet high. The part that collapsed is about 260 feet long, while the full bridge is about .6 miles.
The head of Italy's civil protection agency, Angelo Borrelli, said 30-35 cars and three heavy trucks were on the part that collapsed.
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A truck perches on the edge of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
Cars and trucks are left on a section of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (Nicola Marfisi/AP Photo)
A view of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
Italian Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio, center right, and Italian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Danilo Toninelli, center left with glasses, speak to the media on Aug. 15. (Paolo Santalucia/AP Photo)
In this photo released by the Italian firefighters, rescue teams work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
In this frame taken from an infrared black and white video released by the Italian firefighters, rescue teams work among the rubble of the collapsed bridge in Genoa on Aug. 15. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
In this frame taken from a video released by the Italian firefighters, rescue teams work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
In this photo released by the Italian firefighters, a truck is seen under the partially collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
Cars are blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Matteo Pucciarelli via AP)
This frame taken from a video released by the Italian firefighters, shows an aerial view of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
This frame taken from a video released by the Italian firefighters, shows firefighters working on the site of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
This photo released by the Italian firefighters, rescuers work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
This frame taken from a video released by the Italian firefighters, shows firefighters working on the site of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
Rescuers work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Matteo Pucciarelli via AP)
A truck is blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
In this photo released by the Italian firefighters, firefighters work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
In this photo released by the Italian firefighters, firefighters work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
In this photo released by the Italian firefighters, firefighters work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
In this photo released by the Italian firefighters, rescue teams work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)
An injured man talks to reporters as he leave the site where the Morandi highway bridge collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)
A firefighters helicopter flies over the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)
A truck is blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
A view of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)
Cars are blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
Cars are blocked on the Morandi highway bridge after a section of it collapsed, in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)