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Highway bridge collapses, several killed

A bridge collapse in northern Italy in the midst of a violent storm on Tuesday that has left at least 20 dead, according to Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy’s civil protection agency.

Borrelli said at least 13 people had been injured.

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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.

The Associated Press reports that a section about 650 feet long collapsed over an industrial area during the storm, which began suddenly. Tedeschi said that about 20 vehicles were involved in the collapse.

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