DC mayor called out for two word response to Baltimore bridge collapse

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. “Oh no,” Muriel Bowser wrote in a now deleted post on X just hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning. open image in gallery Muriel Bowser at a news conference this month “Our prayers are with our neighbors in Baltimore and all those impacted by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge,” she said. “This morning, I reached out to Mayor Scott, and we stand ready to support Baltimore in these difficult days ahead.” The tragic incident unfolded just before 1.30am local time on Tuesday when the Singapore-flagged Dali ship slammed into one of the bridge’s pillars. open image in gallery The 1,000ft container ship Dali was an hour into its voyage to Sri Lanka when it struck the bridge Two of the six people missing were identified by family members on Wednesday, with one of the victims identified as 37-year-old Honduras native, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval.