Date: March 27th, 2024 12:41 AM
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https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-03-27-24/index.html
Victims of Baltimore bridge collapse include Mexican and Guatemalan nationals
From CNN's Mary Kay Mallonee and Melissa Alonso
Some of the individuals missing after the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge are Mexican nationals, according to Rafael Laveaga, Chief of the Consular Section of Mexico's Embassy in Washington.
Laveaga did not say how many of those missing were Mexican when he spoke to reporters near the scene Tuesday.
A reporter asked Laveaga: “It’s our understanding that some of these victims might have families or backgrounds from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador. What can you tell us?”
“Yes, nationalities involve all the countries that you mentioned and that’s why we’re here as well, because we know our people are involved,” Laveaga told reporters.
“It was a crew who was repairing parts of the, I think potholes on the bridge, and they’re the ones who are going to build the bridge again – the Latinos.”
Laveaga said it was too early to determine the nationalities of all the victims.
Accidents happen and it was a very unfortunate tragedy,” he said.
Two of the construction workers missing since the bridge collapse were from Guatemala, the country's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The US Coast Guard has suspended its active rescue efforts for the six missing people.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509808&forum_id=2#47530839)