Italy
On 14 August 2018, a motorway bridge in Genoa connecting Italy to southern France collapsed, sending vehicles plummeting 50 metres to the ground and killing 43 people. Italy's motorway operator Autostrade was responsible for the maintenance of the 51-year-old bridge and was ultimately blamed by the government for the disaster. Italy's biggest builder Salini Impregilo and shipbuilder Fincantieri have been awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the bridge, which has been designed by Genoa-born Renzo Piano.
One of Italy's most enduring mysteries just got even more intriguing.
Holidaymakers in the coastal region of Halkidiki barely had time to run for cover as a rare, but very violent, storm hit the coast. Two children were among those killed and at least 100 people were injured. On the east coast of Italy, severe winds also sent beachgoers running to safety. At least 18 people were injured when hailstones as big as oranges battered the coast.
A cruise ship almost hit the land in Venice, as it moved through the lagoon under turbulent conditions. Campaigners have previously called for an immediate ban on cruise ships entering the area.
Holidaymakers reportedly threw themselves into the sea.
Six seconds of controlled explosions wiped out the remains of the Morandi bridge in the northern Italian city of Genoa on 28 June. The demolition paves the way for the building of a new structure, after the dramatic collapse that killed 43 people in August 2018. Engineers used some 550 kilograms of explosive to tear down two towers of the bridge, as cannons shot water over the 40000 tons of steel and concrete to prevent huge clouds of dust engulfing the city.
Daniela Lourdes Falanga fights for those most marginalised.
Knox said she was portrayed “on the global scene as cunning, psychopath, drugged, whore, guilty”.
The 32-year-old reportedly struck the rock face.
Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava. Two new fractures opened at the base of the southeastern crater and they were emitting lava flows from an altitude of approximately 3,330 metres. The volcano is also a popular destination for hikers on the Mediterranean island.