Rescuers on Monday saved a worker who became trapped when the medieval tower he was helping renovate in Rome partly collapsed, city authorities said.

The worker was injured and taken to a hospital, with Rome's mayor Roberto Gualtieri saying: "We hope that he will pull through."

Rome Prefect Lamberto Giannini told reporters the worker was pulled from the rubble after "a long rescue mission".

Part of the Torre dei Conti had collapsed shortly before midday, sending rubble into the street and a thick white cloud of dust into the air.

The trapped worker was a Romanian national who remained "conscious" while he was trapped, according to the Romanian foreign ministry.

Three other workers were earlier evacuated from the site, one of them in critical condition, a spokesman for the fire service

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