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Latvia store collapse: Overnight search continues in Riga Latvia mourns victims of Riga supermarket collapse
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Rescuers in Latvia's capital Riga are spending a second night sifting through the rubble of a supermarket that collapsed, killing dozens of people. Latvians have begun three days of national mourning for 52 people who died when a supermarket in the capital Riga collapsed on Thursday.
But they admit that hopes of finding any more survivors inside the Maxima supermarket are fading. Mourners have gathered at the site of the collapse, along with residents hoping for news of missing relatives.
Officials say the weight of soil from a garden being built on the roof of the shop may have caused it to fall in. Rescuers spent a second night scouring the debris but found no more survivors.
Thursday's collapse, which killed 51 people, is Latvia's deadliest disaster since it became independent in 1991. Officials say soil from a garden being built on the roof of the shop may have caused the collapse, the deadliest disaster in Latvia's modern history.
Survivor's story Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said the collapse had shattered Latvia, and announced three days of mourning starting on Saturday.
Rescue teams are working round the clock at the Maxima, digging in to the wreckage of the single-storey concrete and glass building to see if anyone is still trapped inside. In our thoughts we are together with all those stricken by this tragedy," he said.
"No matter what the cause of the tragedy is, the number of victims is too big."
Many people went to the scene to lay flowers and light candles in commemoration of the dead, the BBC's Damien McGuinness in Riga reports.
Rescue teams have been working round the clock at the Maxima supermarket, digging in the wreckage of the single-storey concrete and glass building to see if anyone is still trapped inside.
They have been periodically turning off all their equipment and asking the families of missing people to phone their relatives so they can pinpoint the ring tones in the debris.They have been periodically turning off all their equipment and asking the families of missing people to phone their relatives so they can pinpoint the ring tones in the debris.
Growing numbers of people are arriving at the scene to lay flowers and light candles in commemoration of the dead, the BBC's Damien McGuinness in Riga reports.
The cause of the collapse is still not clear, but it is thought that the weight of soil - after heavy rains - caused the roof to cave in, our correspondent adds.
At least 40 people were injured and 33 are being treated in hospital.
The Latvian government has declared there will be three days of mourning, starting Saturday.
British pilot Paul Tribble, 27, was shopping in the store when the roof fell in.
"I was taken down by shelving falling on me, which skimmed my shoulder and forced me to the ground but I was still able to move," he told the BBC.
Mr Tribble said a crane had been loading sand and building materials onto the roof in recent weeks. He said he believed a lack of drainage following heavy rains had contributed to the fall.
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, who visited the scene on Friday, said a criminal process had begun about "violating building standards".
The initial collapse happened just before 18:00 (16:00 GMT) on Thursday, when the Maxima store was busy with customers.The initial collapse happened just before 18:00 (16:00 GMT) on Thursday, when the Maxima store was busy with customers.
About 20 minutes later another part of the roof caved in, trapping rescue workers who were trying to reach survivors.About 20 minutes later another part of the roof caved in, trapping rescue workers who were trying to reach survivors.
Witnesses said customers tried to run out after the first part of the roof collapsed but the supermarket's electronic doors closed, trapping them inside.Witnesses said customers tried to run out after the first part of the roof collapsed but the supermarket's electronic doors closed, trapping them inside.
Maxima board member Gintaras Jasinskas said 30 employees were in the store at the time, according to AFP news agency.
He was quoted in local media saying he expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims.
Local media said the building, rented by the Maxima chain, had been awarded a national architecture prize when it was completed in 2011.Local media said the building, rented by the Maxima chain, had been awarded a national architecture prize when it was completed in 2011.
But a criminal inquiry will now investigate whether building regulations were broken.
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