Mourners in Italy gathered at a state funeral on Saturday to commemorate some of the victims killed after a bridge collapsed in Genoa.
On Tuesday, a 200-metre section of the Morandi bridge gave way, killing at least 38 people.
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte led mourners at the ceremony at a hall in the city.
However, some of the victims’ families boycotted the mass and held their own private services in mounting anger against the state, who they see as failing to oversee the safety of the privately run bridge.
“The collapse of the bridge was a gash in the heart of Genoa, it’s a deep wound,” the archbishop said in his homily.
Emergency service members and police were welcomed to the ceremony with applause.
Some 10-20 people are still unaccounted for and observers at the scene said the chances of finding more survivors are looking increasingly slim.
More than 600 people have been evacuated from their homes over fears more of the bridge could collapse. Officials have decided the buildings will be demolished as it would be too dangerous to leave them there.
The disaster has sparked debate about Italy’s infrastructure.
On Friday, Italy’s government launched a formal procedure against the company, Autostrade, which oversaw maintenance of the bridge.
