United States: hit by a container ship, the Baltimore highway bridge collapsed

United States: hit by a container ship, the highway bridge in Baltimore collapsed. At least six people are missing

The highway bridge located in Baltimore collapsed spectacularly after a container ship in distress hit it early on Tuesday, March 26. According to information reported by several media, at least six people are missing, two survivors have been found. The American president, Joe Bidenreacted from the White House.

Indeed, the latest information suggested that the container ship was in distress. If the ship had failed to make a distress call, the toll would have been worse. However, at least six people are missing but emergency services found two survivors, one of whom was seriously injured.

Furthermore, President Joe Biden, who spoke twelve hours after the nighttime incident, reacted to let it be known that it was a terrible accident. He also said he would ask the federal government to pay for the entire reconstruction of the bridge that collapsed Tuesday morning in Baltimore.

It should also be noted that there were eight workers who were on the bridge at the time of the collapse. They were filling potholes. Two were found, one seriously injured. The other six are still being sought.

To manage the damage, authorities have decided to suspend shipping to and from Baltimore until further notice. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says he will stay “on site to handle the incident.”

The Baltimore Bridge has four lanes and is 2.6 km long, southwest of Baltimore, a large American industrial and port city, in the state of Maryland, about 60 kilometers northeast of Washington. The real name of the bridge is Francis Scott Key who was an American child who wrote the lyrics to the American national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.

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