There have been no reports of Chinese nationals killed or injured in a bridge collapse in Italy's northwest city of Genoa, where the death toll has risen to 35.

Abandoned vehicles on the Morandi motorway bridge after a section collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa on August 15, 2018. At least 30 people were killed on August 14, when the giant motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa in northwestern Italy. The collapse, which saw a vast stretch of the A10 freeway tumble on to railway lines in the northern port city, was the deadliest bridge failure in Italy for years, and the country's deputy transport minister warned the death toll could climb further. (Photo: VCG)

A 50-metre-high section of the bridge, including a tower that anchored several stays, crashed down in torrential rain with as many as 35 vehicles driving on it.

Some 15 people were injured, of which nine are still critical, while another ten people remain missing, authorities said.

Zhao Changqin, honorary chairperson of the Chinese industry and commerce association in Genoa, said there were no Chinese casualties identified yet.

Known as Morandi Bridge, the motorway viaduct was built between 1963 and 1967.