国际英语资讯:Italy mourns bridge collapse victims, new emergency funds approved_时事

国际英语资讯:Italy mourns bridge collapse victims, new emergency funds approved

The funeral was attended by President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and several cabinet ministers, along with major officials from other public institutions.

Some 4,000 people overall crowded the pavilion.

When a delegation of firefighters entered to pay their respect to the victims, a long applause broke out as a sign of gratitude for their relentless search and rescue efforts since the tragedy occurred.

Since two Albanian victims were of Islamic faith, the Imam of Genoa also joined the ceremony and led a pray at the end of the catholic mass.

"There are now three major commitments to be honored," Mattarella said in an official note after the funeral.

"Firstly, support to the relatives of the victims, to the injured ones, and to the families who had to leave their homes for security reasons," he stated.

A second prior commitment was "a rigorous and prompt ascertainment of responsibility."

"Furthermore, (there is) the duty to ensure the safety of roads and transports: these obligations are towards Genoa and the whole country," Mattarella said.

After the state funeral, PM Conte called a cabinet meeting at Genoa's prefecture, which approved new emergency funding worth 28.47 million euros.

The amount "corresponds to that requested by the Liguria Region to implement urgent interventions on alternative roads, viability system, and housing for families that had to leave their homes due to the risk of (further) collapse," the PM's office said in a statement.