Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore...

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The six men presumed dead in the Baltimore bridge collapse on Tuesday all appeared to be construction workers originally from Latin American countries, according to reports, including a father of three, Miguel Luna, from El Salvador, as authorities said they had recovered the black box recorder from the ship.

Since the container ship Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power early on Tuesday morning, six members of a construction crew filling potholes on the major bridge are now presumed to be dead, according to state officials.

The immigrant services non-profit We Are Casa confirmed that Luna, 49, had lived in Maryland for at least 19 years.


“He is a husband, a father of three, and has called Maryland his home for over 19 years,” its executive director, Gustavo Torres, said in a statement. Luna’s son Marvin told the Washington Post he knew his father was on the bridge but he had not heard of the tragedy until friends called him.

Speaking to Telemundo 44, Luna’s wife, María del Carmen Castellón, said: “They only tell us that we have to wait, that for now, they can’t give us information … [We feel] devastated, devastated because our heart is broken, because we don’t know if they’ve rescued them yet. We’re just waiting to hear any news.”

Another victim was named as Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval. Originally from Azacualpa in Honduras, 38-year-old Sandoval had lived in the US for the last 18 years, his brother Martín Suazo told CNN.

According to Suazo, Sandoval was married and had an 18-year old son and a five-year-old daughter. His brother added that Sandoval moved to the US for better opportunities and had launched his own maintenance business.

In a post on Facebook, a relative named Marina Maldonado Villeda wrote: “Maynor Suazo, our friend, relative and neighbor originally from Azacualpa, Santa Barbara, is missing after an accident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, which caused the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in the United States. Maynor is a guy with warmth and quality of people, entrepreneur with a vision and mission to serve our community.

“We wish with our hearts that he is alive, Our prayers to see you again and continue to enjoy your joy and enthusiasm. We hug you with the Suazo Sandoval family,” Villeda added.……

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