The Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement that there is “a Honduran citizen among those missing and presumed deceased” in the “tragic collapse of the ‘Francis Scott Key’ bridge” that occurred on Tuesday.
“At this critical moment, our main priority is to provide the necessary support to the relatives of the affected citizen,” he added, without identifying the victim.
The 2.6 km long, four-lane bridge, located in the state of Maryland, collapsed after a container ship lost propulsion after leaving the port of Baltimore and collided with one of its pillars.
Two Guatemalans, two Mexicans and a Salvadoran also disappeared in the accident, the governments of these three countries confirmed.
Rescue divers found the bodies of two workers, a Mexican and a Guatemalan, on Wednesday, Maryland police reported.
Baltimore Community
The Baltimore community collected about $98,000 this Thursday in solidarity with the families of the victims of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which resulted in the death of six workers, all Latin Americans, and left two more injured.
In less than 48 hours, an appeal from the Latin Circle of Racial Justice managed to exceed the goal of 60 thousand dollars that had been proposed to cover the basic needs of the relatives of the deceased, such as rent, food and public services, reported this Thursday, March 28. March the organization.
The activists concluded the petition by reaching $98,336 to get the funds to the families as soon as possible.
Given the response from the community, the Latino group has asked interested donors to contribute to the fund established by the Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Two Mexicans, two Guatemalans, a Salvadoran and a Honduran died after the accident that occurred early Tuesday morning on the Baltimore Bridge, when the freighter Dali collided with one of the bases of the structure and caused its collapse.
Two more workers were rescued alive from the waters of the Patapsco River, including a Mexican.
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