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Major Baltimore Bridge Collapses

Published: March 26, 2024, 1:09 p.m.

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The city of Baltimore has woken up in shock this morning after a major bridge in the US city of Baltimore snapped and plunged into the Patapsco River.

The city\\u2019s mayor has called the event an \\u201cunspeakable tragedy\\u201d and confirmed that construction workers were on the bridge when it collapsed.

A state of emergency has been declared in Maryland while a huge search operation is under way for at least seven people.

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GUESTS: \\n\\u2022 Dr Stergios Aristoteles, Head of Structures at the University of Birmingham\\n\\u2022 Justin Fenton, an investigative reporter at The Baltimore Banner\\n\\u2022 Tom Bateman, BBC State Department Correspondent

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This episode was made by Keiligh Baker with Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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