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A Falling Tree in Venice Injures a Dozen People, Including Foreign Tourists
- A 50-year-old oak tree fell at Piazzale Roma in Venice on Monday injuring about a dozen people, including foreign tourists.
- The tree fell while people waited in a shaded area near a bus stop, but the reason for the fall was not immediately clear to authorities.
- Among the injured, a 30-year-old Italian woman sustained critical abdominal injuries, while a second Italian female patient, aged around her fifties, was also in serious condition due to chest wounds.
- Two American tourists and two Eastern European tourists sustained head, facial injuries, or bruises, while city officials stated the tree appeared healthy and had been regularly monitored.
- The accident highlights a sudden risk despite monitoring, prompting renewed attention to urban tree safety and care in Venice's busy transit area.
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Falling Tree in Venice Injures a Dozen People, Including Foreign Tourists
MILAN—Foreign tourists were among a dozen people injured when a 50-year-old tree fell next to a bus stop in the Italian lagoon city of Venice on Monday, authorities said. The oak tree fell on a group of people waiting in a shaded area at Piazzale Roma, the last stop for buses and taxis ferrying visitors to and from the lagoon city from the mainland, city officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear why the tree fell. The most seriously injured wa…
The council member Zaccariotto: "All'appearenza era sane. During the monitoring there were no criticalities and seemed to be all in place"
A tree has been knocked over at a bus stop in Italy. Several people have been harmed, including foreign tourists. The reasons for the disaster are unclear.
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A falling tree in Venice injures a dozen people, including foreign tourists
Authorities in the Italian city of Venice say that foreign tourists are among a dozen people injured when a 50-year-old tree fell next to a bus stop.
A tree fell on tourists in a crowded square in Venice, injuring many
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