Latvia The Prime Minister of Valdis Dombrovskis, resigned today Wednesday November 27th after saying he is politically responsible for the collapse of a supermarket roof that killed 54 people and wounded at least 40 others last week, read the Associated Press here.
The roof of Maxima Supermarket located in Riga collapsed on Thursday November 21 killing several people including three rescue workers. 39 others were seriously injured. The supermarket collapse is said to be the worst disaster in Latvia since 1950.
Dombrovskis, who was the longest-serving prime minister of Latvia (2009 - 2013) blames himself for the tragic incident... Filled with that guilt he officially resigned.
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