Europe 1 with AFP // Photo credits: 11:37 a.m., March 26, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an American city in the state of Maryland, collapsed early Tuesday after being hit by a large ship, American media reported, with supporting video. The governor of Maryland declared a state of emergency.

The governor of the US state of Maryland declared a state of emergency on Tuesday following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore which took vehicles and around twenty people with it.

“I have declared a state of emergency in Maryland and we are working with a multi-agency team to rapidly deploy the Biden administration's federal resources,” Gov. Wes Moore said on X, formerly Twitter.

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