US provides $60 million to rebuild collapsed bridge

The US government awarded the state of Maryland an initial $60 million in emergency funds to clear debris and begin rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordinarily fast disbursement after such a disaster.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore had requested the $60 million earlier, and within hours the US Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration approved the request to fund emergency work. Officials then hope to clear the channel in order to resume shipping operations; tend to workers, families and first responders affected by the tragedy; and rebuild the bridge.

Until diving operations were suspended due to safety concerns on Wednesday night, divers searching for the victims had been impeded by the volume and density of the debris that blocked out sunlight.

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