Makeshift memorials have been placed along Fort Armistead Road, not far from the Francis Scott Key Bridge where six workers were presumed dead after the span, they worked on collapsed.
“Extraordinary people. People making contributions every single day to this beautiful nation,” said Gustavo Torres, the executive director of CASA.
Torres added one of the men is from Honduras and lived in Owings Mills.
The Guatemalan Ministry in Baltimore announced two of the men came from Honduras, while the Associated Press reports one of the men is from El Salvador, and the other two missing men are from Mexico.
One of two men rescued after the bridge collapsed also came from Central America, while it’s not been said where the other man lived before, he came to the United States.
CASA worked with at least two of the victims.
“We know that they come much almost the same time, 19 and 17 years, all again from Central America,” Torres said. “19 and 17 years from Central America, to have the American dream.”
Although the men may have come from different countries, they all shared one thing in common.
“To contribute to these nations, to make sure that their families also have a chance,” Torres said. “That is what we do about them.”
The focus now, according to Torres, is helping the families of the victims. (https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/victims-of-key-bridge-collapse-came-from-central-america/)
