PARIS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- French foreign ministry raised to four the number of nationals killed in a bridge collapse in northwestern Italian city of Genoa.
The Quai d'Orsay, in a statement, "sadly confirms the presence of a fourth French national among the victims of the Genoa disaster."
"We remain in contact with the Italian authorities to determine the possible presence of other French among the victims," it added, noting that the ministry's crisis cell and French embassy in Rome and consulate in Milan were Following "in real time" the situation.
On Tuesday morning, about 100-meter section of Morandi Bridge collapsed amid torrential rains. So far the death toll in the tragedy hit 39 according to Italian authorities.
Built in late 1960s, the motorway links port city of Genoa with France's southern regions.
