More than $500,000 has been collected to support families of the victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse, which resulted in the deaths of six workers and injuries to two others.
The financial support has been contributed by the city’s government, nonprofit groups, and the workers’ company, with the total amount now exceeding $500,000, as reported by the Washington Post. Washington Post.
Latino Racial Justice Circle, an organization based in Baltimore, initiated a GoFundMe campaign on the day following a collision between a Singapore-flagged container ship en route to Sri Lanka and the Francis Scott Key Bridge, resulting in its collapse.
Latino Racial Justice Circle’s GoFundMe exceeded expectations, raising over $98,000. With the influx of financial support, the organization closed the fundraiser and directed potential donors to a new over $311,000, according to The Post. fundraiser.
Created with the assistance of the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MIMA) and Baltimore Civic Fund, the new fundraiser has garnered over $311,000, as detailed by The Post.
Brawner Builders, the employer of the workers who perished in the incident on Tuesday, established a fund GoFundMe which has amassed over $52,000, according to the latest figures.
“These employees were working diligently to ensure the safety of Maryland roads and bridges for the public when this tragedy occurred,” the company stated. “They are survived by spouses, children, parents, and other caring family members.”
League of United Latin American Citizens has raised over $8,900 and aims to “provide immediate financial assistance to the affected families, helping them navigate through these trying times with dignity.”
Other fundraisers aimed at individual families have brought in over $65,000, as reported by the news outlet. One of them is for Maynor Suazo Sandoval, 38, a worker who is missing and presumed deceased.
