<p>Work continued in Genoa on August 15 to clear rubble and wreckage from the site of viaduct that collapsed the previous day, killing at least 39 people.</p><p>The city council declared two days of mourning, for August 15 and 16, in the wake of the disaster, while Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared a 12-month “state of emergency”, local reports said</a>.</p><p>Eleven residential buildings have been made unavailable for safety reasons, and the city council appealed to hotels and local municipalities to help with temporary accommodation.</p><p>Some 400 firefighters were working at the scene, Italy’s national fire service said. Credit: Vigili del fuoco via Storyful</p><br />
