The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, confirmed on Wednesday that three Mexicans were among those on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed.

He said one injured and rescued but that two are missing.

"This demonstrates that migrants go out and do risky jobs at midnight," he said, highlighting the contributions that migrant workers make to the US economy and adding:

"For this reason, they do not deserve to be treated as they are by certain insensitive, irresponsible politicians in the United States."