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But
firefighters lifting away tons of rubble from the Genoa bridge
collapse have not given up hope of finding someone alive three
days after the disaster that killed at least 38 people.
One of the rescuers, Stefano Zanut, said there was still the
possibility that someone might be trapped alive in what he
called "a triangle of survival" - where rubble or beams form a
protective cover.
"We are working in synchronization with earth moving equipment
and sniffer dogs," Zanut told Reuters at the site.
"We are trying to find points where we can penetrate this
incredibly heavy rubble. Then the earth-moving equipment moves
in to create an opening from where the dogs enter," said Zanut,
one of some 340 firefighters working shifts at the scene since
Tuesday.
So far, there has been no sign of life under the mountains of
debris.
Officials estimate that between 10 and 20 people are missing and
may be under the rubble.
Zanut and his colleagues hope at least one of them may be still
alive.
(Reporting By Ilaria Polleschi, Writing by Philip Pullella,
Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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