Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Baltimore bridge collapse: Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from wreckage !

Baltimore bridge collapse: Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from wreckage

Time:2024-05-21 19:54:20 source:International Issue news portal

BALTIMORE (AP) — A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna’s personal belongings — his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador — but his body remains missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

More than a month has passed since six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Four bodies have been recovered, but Luna and another worker, Jose Mynor Lopez, have not been found.

They were all Latino immigrants who came to the United States from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. They were fathers and husbands, brothers and grandfathers. They shared a common dream and a determination to achieve it.

In an effort to honor their lives and their work, Baltimore County’s close-knit Latino community has constructed an elaborate memorial near the south end of the bridge. It includes decorated wooden crosses, a painted canvas backdrop, bunches of flowers, candles and a giant modified American flag with six stars — one for each of the men.

Related information
  • Dodgers acquire pitcher Yohan Ramírez from Mets for cash
  • Texas fined $100,000 per day for failing to act on foster care abuse allegations
  • Former Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic
  • Glamorous Rosamund Pike sports a grungy ensemble and heavy winged eyeliner alongside Anya Taylor
  • US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018
  • Beijing half marathon results under investigation after runners appear to hand win to Chinese star
  • Xi's article on cultural heritage, fine traditional Chinese culture to be published
  • A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules
Recommended content
  • Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad
  • Ohio man fatally shot Uber driver after scammers targeted both of them, authorities say
  • Jamie Oliver's Air Fryer Meals: Chef fails to impress in new Channel 4 series
  • Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, overseen by UAE's national security adviser
  • Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email
  • Chinese FM meets with Vietnamese counterpart