President Joe Biden gave remarks Tuesday on the Baltimore bridge collapse, telling residents 'we're going to stay with you as long as it takes.'
President Joe Biden delivered remarks after a cargo ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse.President Joe Biden gave remarks Tuesday on the Baltimore bridge collapse, telling residents "we're going to stay with you as long as it takes."
Personnel on the ship alerted the Maryland Department of Transportation that they lost control of the vessel, and local authorities were able to close the bridge before it was struck, "which undoubtedly saved lives," Biden told reporters. A cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore harbor early Tuesday morning, leading to a near-total collapse of the span and sending vehicles plunging into the frigid water below.A search-and-rescue effort is underway, with divers and emergency personnel desperately combing the area for people believed to have fallen from the collapsing bridge, officials said. At least six people are unaccounted for, officials said.
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