star movement: Residents near collapsed Morandi Bridge evacuated The Genoa bridge disaster The Five Star Movement, which has been heading Italy's government since early this year, has opposed major infrastructure projects for political ends, according to Nine News Australia. A worker inspects the the area around the collapsed Morandi highway bridge, in Genoa, northern Italy. To improve your experience update it here News World Italy bridge collapse Warnings dismissed as 'fairy story'By Richard Wood6 36am Aug 16, governing populist party dismissed safety fears about the Genoa bridge that collapsed killing 39 people as a children's fairy story .A statement in 2013 on the Five Star Movement M5S website wrote off warnings about the imminent collapse of the Morandi Bridge as a favoletta an Italian word meaning a farytale'. The statement has since been deleted from the party website but a cached version is available, reports the Independent. AP/AAP The death toll from the bridge collapse is now 39. Related Articles Fire breaks out in Italian bridge rubble Genoa bridge operators will 'pay until the end'Italy bridge disaster The lives lost In the case of the Morandi Bridge, local activists opposed a planned bypass. AP Major construction schemes often proved disruptive to local residents and the party sought to exploit this.
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