After the bridge collapsed in the port of the US city of Baltimore, efforts are in full swing to reopen the main shipping channel. According to US media reports, the “largest crane on the East Coast” is helping to remove the bridge rubble from the water.
Tuesday night, a container ship struck a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The more than 2.5 kilometer long car bridge collapsed. The crane was brought to the scene of the disaster by ship. According to Maryland Governor Wes Moore, the machine can lift up to 1,000 tons. Several crews are now working to clear the rubble.
Four people are still missing
Since then, the steel frame has been blocking the passage from the port of the economic center and the ship “Dali” is also still at the site of the accident. According to the Department of Transportation, eight construction workers were on the bridge repairing potholes at the time of the accident. Two of them were rescued alive on Tuesday. The bodies of two other men were recovered on Wednesday evening. Four construction workers are still missing.
However, the US government approved the emergency aid of 60 million dollars (55 million euros) requested by the state of Maryland. “This is just the beginning of our financial support,” US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on the X platform. The U.S. government will guide Baltimore through every step of its reconstruction.
“National crisis”
Buttigieg described the port of the East Coast metropolis as an important hub for America’s supply chains and economy. Gov. Moore called the bridge collapse a “national crisis.” Shipping traffic needs to get going again and that will take time. The top priority is finding the four bridge workers who are still missing so their families can find closure, according to the New York Times.
Source: Krone
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