Feds award $60 million in relief aid to deal with Baltimore bridge collision: Report

The Department of Transportation on Thursday granted $60 million in relief funding to Maryland after a container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, resulting in its collapse, Reuters reported, citing a "source."

The container ship Dali hit the bridge around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The ship reported losing power prior to the collision, though the cause of the accident remains under investigation.

President Joe Biden has vowed that the federal government will cover the entire cost of rebuilding the bridge, saying "[w]e're going to get it up and running again as soon as possible."

The casualty list remains unfinalized and authorities have indicated that many vehicles remain submerged underneath the superstructure of the bridge and are inaccessible. Divers recovered the bodies of two victims on Wednesday from a sunken pickup truck.

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