Central American and Mexican families mourn missing workers of Baltimore bridge collapse
- The governments of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras confirmed that their citizens were among the 6 people still missing
- White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden has instructed his team ‘to move heaven and earth’ to aid in recovery and rebuilding
The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or Central America before they settled in the Maryland area.
Police managed to close bridge traffic seconds before a cargo ship slammed into one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s supports early on Tuesday, causing the span to fall into the frigid Patapsco River. There was no time for a maintenance crew filling potholes on the span to get to safety.
At least eight people fell into the water and two were rescued. The other six are missing and presumed dead, but the search continued on Wednesday.
The governments of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras confirmed that their citizens were among the missing.
Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, 39, was the youngest of eight siblings from Azacualpa, a rural mountainous area in northwestern Honduras along the border with Guatemala.
Eighteen years ago, he set out on his own for the US looking for opportunities. He entered illegally and settled in Maryland, where he eventually started a business, one of his brothers, Martin Suazo Sandoval, said on Wednesday. He said his brother was entrepreneurial and hard-working.
Other siblings and relatives followed him north.
