Baltimore’s Latino community comes together to grieve victims of bridge collapse: ‘They don’t take care of us’
11 months, 1 week ago

Baltimore’s Latino community comes together to grieve victims of bridge collapse: ‘They don’t take care of us’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re trying to show the community that we’re here to support everybody”, he said. | On The Ground Mr Sajche said that he’d known Luna, one of the victims, because of his family’s food truck business that served Salvadorian food. “Imagine all the days that have passed and they still haven’t found the bodies of the missing,” he said. “I think they don’t take care of us,” he said.

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Baltimore bridge collapse survivor recounts fighting for his life
8 months, 1 week ago

Baltimore bridge collapse survivor recounts fighting for his life

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — The only person who survived falling from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their deaths. In an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday evening, Julio Cervantes Suarez described fighting for his life after his truck tumbled into the Patapsco River. …

Memorial for Baltimore bridge collapse victims vandalized
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Memorial for Baltimore bridge collapse victims vandalized

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — A memorial for the six victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore was vandalized over the weekend. The elaborate display near the south end of the bridge has grown to include decorated wooden crosses and a red pickup truck suspended from nearby tree branches, which represents one of the work vehicles used by the six …

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A wooden cross is laden …

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna’s personal belongings — his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador — but his body remains missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “It is one month, and there’s still two bodies under the water,” said Fernando Sajche, who …

Body of fourth worker killed in Baltimore bridge collapse recovered
11 months ago

Body of fourth worker killed in Baltimore bridge collapse recovered

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The body of a fourth construction worker who died in the Baltimore bridge collapse when it was struck by a container ship last month has been recovered, officials said Monday. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major transit route into the busy city and port of Baltimore, collapsed on March 26 when the Dali container ship lost power and …

What we know about the victims in Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as third body recovered
11 months, 2 weeks ago

What we know about the victims in Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as third body recovered

The Independent  

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The Baltimore bridge collapse reminds us immigrants often do unheralded and dangerous work
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Baltimore bridge collapse reminds us immigrants often do unheralded and dangerous work

LA Times  

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after a cargo ship rammed it killed two workers, and four others are missing and presumed dead. This week provided a stark reminder of just how integral immigrants are to the nation’s infrastructure when two men died, and four more are missing and presumed dead, following the bridge collapse in …

Two bodies of missing workers found in submerged truck after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Two bodies of missing workers found in submerged truck after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two bodies have now …

Efforts underway to remove Baltimore bridge ruins; search suspended for 4 workers presumed dead
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Efforts underway to remove Baltimore bridge ruins; search suspended for 4 workers presumed dead

LA Times  

Authorities started cleaning up the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Thursday after ending the search for the remaining four missing workers, presumed dead, who fell into the water when the bridge went down. Officials pulled the bodies of 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes of Baltimore and 26-year-old Dorlian Castillo Cabrera of Dundalk, Md., from a submerged …

Baltimore bridge collapse | All six workers missing presumed dead
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Baltimore bridge collapse | All six workers missing presumed dead

The Hindu  

A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early on March 26, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. The ship's crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Scott …

2 bodies pulled from underwater wreckage of collapsed Baltimore bridge
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2 bodies pulled from underwater wreckage of collapsed Baltimore bridge

LA Times  

Police dive boats work around a cargo ship stuck under part of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Wednesday. At 1:27 a.m., the pilot ordered the cargo ship to drop the port anchor and issued “additional steering commands.” The pilot then issued a radio call reporting the ship “had lost all power and was approaching the bridge.” …

Baltimore Key bridge collapse: 6 presumed dead, search resumes Wednesday
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Baltimore Key bridge collapse: 6 presumed dead, search resumes Wednesday

Associated Press  

Follow AP for live coverage of Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse BALTIMORE — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. The ship’s crew issued a mayday …

22 Indians on board cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse; Six presumed dead
11 months, 3 weeks ago

22 Indians on board cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse; Six presumed dead

New Indian Express  

“Never would you think that you would see, physically see, the Key Bridge tumble down like that. It looked like something out of an action movie,” said Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, calling it “an unthinkable tragedy." The collapse is almost sure to create a logistical nightmare for months, if not years, along the East Coast, shutting down ship traffic at …

Photos: Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses; search and rescue efforts continue
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Photos: Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses; search and rescue efforts continue

NPR  

Photos: Baltimore's Key Bridge collapses; search and rescue efforts continue Enlarge this image toggle caption Jay Fleming Jay Fleming Early Tuesday morning, a part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the Dali, a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship heading to Sri Lanka, crashed into it. The collision launched a search-and-rescue operation as it was unclear how many …

Search called off for the night as 6 who plummeted from Baltimore bridge are presumed dead
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Search called off for the night as 6 who plummeted from Baltimore bridge are presumed dead

LA Times  

The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship in Baltimore on Tuesday. Citing the cold water temperature and the length of time since the bridge’s collapse, Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference that the agency did not believe it would “find any of these individuals still alive.” For the …

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