
Genoa Morandi bridge tragedy drives Italy’s largest post-disaster trial
The 2018 Genoa Morandi bridge collapse, which killed 43 people, spotlighted long‑standing maintenance and design issues and led to what prosecutors call Italy’s biggest criminal case linked to a public-infrastructure disaster. Seventy-nine? fifty-nine defendants face charges from multiple manslaughter to safety violations as the impact unfolds against a backdrop of debates over accountability, maintenance culture, and corruption, even as a new high‑tech bridge was built nearby. Families of victims hope the verdicts will bring justice and prevent future tragedies.




