Four years ago the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, Mattarella-Draghi: 'Never again such a drama'

"On the fourth anniversary of the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, the pain of the tragedy that struck forty-three victims is renewed.

, a suffering that knows no oblivion, a solidarity that never fails. A drama that marks life of the Republic and for which the judiciary is dutifully ascertaining the responsibilities. I renew first of all to family members, forced to suffer the greatest pain, the most intense solidarity of our national community ".

This was stated in a note by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.

The pain of this terrible anniversary is associated with a conviction:

"The Prime Minister Mario Draghi says in a message sent to the mayor Marco Bucci on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the collapse of Ponte Morandi. We must guarantee the safety of our infrastructures, protect the lives of citizens. Italy's credibility is at stake. and institutions "

With the mass officiated by the archbishop of Genoa Marco Tasca in memory of the victims and their families, the ceremonies for the commemoration of the collapse of the Moranti bridge began.

on 14 August 2018, causing 43 victims, 11 injured and 566 displaced.

The Mass is attended, among others, by the Minister of Infrastructure Enrico Giovannini, the mayor Marco Bucci and the secretary of the Lega Matteo Salvini.

For the Region there is the Councilor for Culture Ilaria Cavo.

After the mass there will be the memory of the tragedy at the Clearing of Memory, under the new Ponte San Giorgio where, in addition to the minister, the president of the Committee for the memory of the victims of Morandi Egle Possetti, the mayor Bucci, the imam, the governor Toti will speak. .

First 43 children will deliver 43 messages to the relatives of the victims.

Last night a concert of sacred music was held at the Clearing of Memory.

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": this is how the mayor of Genoa Marco Bucci concluded his speech from the stage for the commemoration of the victims of the collapse of the Morandi bridge.

After reading the message sent by the Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Bucci said: "My first thoughts go to the victims and the families of the victims. Genoa does not want to forget, we will always be close to the relatives of those who have lost their lives, Genoa will engrave this date in stone: August 14th ".

"The wound is still open but four years later what hurts us most is the sale of the concession".

This is how Egle Possetti, president of the Remembrance Committee of the victims of the Morandi bridge before the commemoration begins.

"It is unacceptable what happened, unacceptable that this concession, already written as none of us would have written it even to buy a bicycle, has not been torn up but even paid to shareholders, something that humanly we will never be able to accept, everyone should to know what happened and to tell it they are amazed "

Ponte Morandi, 4 years after the collapse in the rain

"Honoring the memory also means having effective and swift judicial procedures that ascertain responsibility for the disaster".

A reference to the trial by the archbishop of Genoa, Monsignor Marco Tasca, in his speech from the stage at the commemoration of the victims of the collapse of the Morandi bridge.

"Time will not erase the pain. Time that passes will not erase the damage suffered by the city. Time that passes tells us to remember and justice. We cannot circumscribe what happened on August 14, 2018 in the pages of a history book, the time that passes cannot be used to erase the pain of those who have lost loved ones or those who have lost their homes or jobs ".

In his prayer the hope: "Today we are here together to remind us that life and solidarity are stronger than death,

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