A worker, who had been rescued from the rubble of the collapsed medieval Torre dei Conti in central Rome, died, Italian news outlet Corriere della Sera reported after midnight on Tuesday. Crowds had cheered when emergency services freed him on Monday evening, but crews, who worked through the night amid the risk of further collapses, were unable to save him. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni named the man as Octay Stroici in a statement after midnight, saying "she shares deep sorrow and condolences, on behalf of myself and the government, for the tragic loss". "We are close to his family and colleagues at this time of unspeakable suffering," she added. Another worker was seriously injured when the Torre dei Conti collapsed twice on Monday during renovation work. Ital

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