A huge tragedy which has left an indelible mark on the city of Genoa . Which today is tightening, five years later and once again, in memory of the 43 victims who died from the collapse of the Morandi bridge .

It was 11.36 on August 14, 2018 when the bridge that connects the two ends of the city crumbled, destroying an entire neighborhood. A tragedy that ripped through a quiet August morning, upsetting the lives of many families and, together with them, that of the whole country.

There were 43 dead, 16 injured and 566 displaced , a torment and an open wound for the family members and friends of those who passed on the viaduct that day.

This morning the ceremony not to forget with, at 9, the mass celebrated by the archbishop of Genoa Marco Tasca in the parish church of San Bartolomeo della Certosa. At 10, in the Glade of Memory, under the new San Giorgio viaduct, the arrival of the mayor Marco Bucci, the governor Giovanni Toti and the prefect of Genoa Renato Franceschelli. Then the walk in memory of the victims organized by the "Noi per Voi Valle Stura Masone" association with the mayors of the valley, 43 children present who brought a thought to the relatives of the victims.

At 10.45, again in the Glade of Memory, the ceremony in memory of the victims, with the deposition of a crown of the presidency of the Council of Ministers by the vice president and minister of infrastructure Matteo Salvini.

At 11.36, the exact moment of the collapse, a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

" The passage of time does not mitigate the weight of responsibility for what happened", the message of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella . «The collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa represented a dramatic appeal to the responsibilities - the words of the Head of State - of those who are in charge of providing a public service, both of those who provide, on the ground, for the delivery to users, and of who is responsible for verifying the essential safety conditions. On the fifth anniversary of the collapse, with its tragic toll of human lives annihilated, with the deep wound inflicted on the City of Genoa and on the consciences of all Italians, and with those have seen their lives turned upside down by a catastrophe as serious as it is unacceptable".