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According to official information, migrants from several Latin American countries are among the missing after the bridge collapse in Baltimore in the US state of Maryland. Two Guatemalans, aged 26 and 35, have been missing since the accident, according to the Central American country's foreign ministry. The authorities assume that the six missing persons have died.
The immigrant organization Casa announced that one of its members was also missing. He was a father of three from El Salvador who had lived in Maryland for more than 19 years. He had gone to work on Monday evening and had not returned home.
One of the fatalities, father-of-three Miguel Luna (49), is shown in this article:
CNN reported, citing the Mexican consul in Washington, Rafael Laveaga, that Mexican citizens were also missing. It is not known how many. "We know that our people are affected," Laveaga told journalists. "They are also the ones who will rebuild the bridge - the Latinos."
Search for missing persons suspended due to water temperature
According to Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld, eight construction workers were on the bridge repairing potholes at the time of the accident. Two people were rescued. The US Coast Guard announced on Tuesday evening that the active search for survivors would be discontinued due to the low water temperature.
Power supply failed on ship
A container ship had rammed into the four-lane, more than 2.5-kilometer-long motorway bridge on Tuesday night, causing it to collapse. According to initial findings, there was a problem with the ship's power supply before the accident. According to the US authorities, the crew managed to inform the authorities by distress signal that they had lost control of the ship. This apparently enabled officials on land to stop the traffic and prevent more cars from reaching the bridge.
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