Baltimore bridge collapse has ’huge economic impact’ for entire country, says governor

Maryland’s governor, Wes Moore, said it was ’imperative’ to get the port of Baltimore up and running as quickly as possible, saying its closure would gave an economic impact on everyone from car dealers to farmers. The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is expected to disrupt a vital shipping port which Moore said was responsible for 51m tonnes of foreign cargo. However, he said his current priority was search and rescue and to bring ’closure’ to teh families of six people left unaccounted for and presumed dead who were part of a crew repairing potholes on the bridge Baltimore bridge collapse