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State governor declares emergency after Baltimore bridge collapse

Published: 26 Mar 2024 - 01:30 pm | Last Updated: 26 Mar 2024 - 01:32 pm
File photo of Francis Scott Key Bridge October 14, 2021, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

File photo of Francis Scott Key Bridge October 14, 2021, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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Baltimore: The governor of Maryland declared a state of emergency early Tuesday after a major bridge in the city of Baltimore collapsed, sending up to 20 people into the harbor below.

"I have declared a State of Emergency here in Maryland and we are working with an interagency team to quickly deploy federal resources from the Biden Administration," Governor Wes Moore posted on X, formerly Twitter.