6 h. ago Worker dies after being trapped under collapsed medieval tower in Rome

Octay Stroici was freed from the Torre dei Conti but ‘suffered a cardiac arrest’ in the ambulance

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8 h. ago Worker trapped for 11 hours under collapsed medieval tower in Rome dies

Octay Stroici was freed from the Torre dei Conti but ‘suffered a cardiac arrest’ in the ambulance

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15 h. ago Worker who was freed after 12 hours trapped under rubble when a 13th

Part of the 13th-century Torre dei Conti, located just steps from the Colosseum and Imperial Forum, collapsed shortly after 11.30am on Monday.

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16 h. ago Worker dies after being rescued from partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome

Romanian worker was taken to hospital in ‘serious condition’ after being saved from Torre dei Conti rubble, but died soon afterA Romanian worker who was trapped for hours under rubble in Rome after the partial collapse of a medieval tower has died in hospital, just a short time after he was pulled free by emergency services.“I express deep sorrow and condolences, on behalf of myself and the government, for the tragic loss of Octay Stroici, the worker who was killed in the collapse of the Torre dei Conti in Rome,” Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement after midnight. “ We are close to his family and colleagues at this time of unspeakable suffering.” Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Worker trapped for 11 hours under partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome dies after being pulled from rubble

The Torre dei Conti is still standing but showing significant internal damage

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16 h. ago Worker trapped for 11 hours under collapsed medieval tower in Rome pulled from rubble

The Torre dei Conti is still standing but showing significant internal damage

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17 h. ago Rescuers free man trapped in partly collapsed medieval tower in Rome

Romanian worker taken to hospital in ‘serious condition’ after being saved from Torre dei Conti rubbleA Romanian worker who was trapped for hours under rubble in Rome after the partial collapse of a medieval tower near the Colosseum was rescued by emergency services on Monday night, local authorities said.“He has been pulled out and taken to hospital by ambulance,” Lamberto Giannini, Rome’s police chief, told the state television station Rai, adding that the man was in “a serious condition”. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Rome tower collapse miracle as trapped worker pulled from rubble after HOURS

A worker has been rescued from the rubble hours after a medieval tower collapsed in Rome - he was performing renovation work on the Torre dei Conti at the time of the incident

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22 h. ago Watch: Moment medieval tower partially collapses in Rome as 'very complex' rescue underway

Footage showed the Torre dei Conti collapsing trapping one person inside and leaving another in hospital with serious injuries

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23 h. ago Rescuers try to free man trapped in partly collapsed medieval tower in Rome

Official says there is evidence man is ‘still alive’ after collapse at Torre dei Conti, which was undergoing restoration worksRescue workers are trying to pull a man from the rubble of a medieval tower in central Rome that partly collapsed twice during renovations, trapping him on an upper floor and injuring another man.The Torre dei Conti, located close to the Roman Forum ruins, suffered an initial collapse just after 11.30am (1030 GMT) on Monday, with falling debris reportedly hitting a 64-year-old worker. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Person trapped after medieval tower partially collapses in Rome

The Torre dei Conti is still standing but showing significant internal damage

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27 h. ago A Rome medieval tower partially collapses, badly injuring a worker and trapping another

A medieval tower near the Roman Forum has partially collapsed during renovation work, critically injuring at least one worker

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2 w. ago At 12 an Israeli missile ‘ripped off’ her face. Now Mazyouna is safe in the US – but not all the scars have healed

The young teenager’s treatment is a rare story of hope from the two-year war in Gaza. With the ceasefire now in effect, she hopes to see her father againIn June 2024, an Israeli missile struck 13-year-old Mazyouna Damoo’s apartment in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, hurling her and her mother into the street.Her younger sister, Tala, was pulled from beneath the rubble alive, but her other siblings – Hala, 13, and Mohannad, 10 – were killed instantly. Mazyouna survived, but half of her face was ripped off, leaving her jawbone exposed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘All we see is destruction’: Palestinians pulling bodies from the rubble of Gaza fear the fragile ceasefire will not last

As aid trickles in, families reunite and homes are returned to, Gazans tell The Independent that they are still in danger

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