Day after the Maxima collapse

 

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

The photos were taken on the next day (22 November 2013) after the collapse of a roof at the supermarket Maxima in Zolitūde district of Riga. At least 48 people were killed making it the Baltic state's deadliest accident since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
All photos by (c) Arnis Balcus

Latvian Notes in the book

If you like images on this blog, you might consider getting this book. The book "Sense of Place" that contains photographs by Arnis Balcus, Reinis Hofmanis and Alnis Stakle is available from FK Magazine website [with more info]. The 96-page hardcover book costs 17 EUR only + shipping. Those in Latvia can also purchase it at Janis Roze bookshops, Lukabuka and the Museum of Photography.