Switzerland ‘devastated’ by fire tragedy: President
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Swiss President Guy Parmelin at a national mourning ceremony for the victims of the deadly fire at Le Constellation bar during a New Year's Eve party in Crans-Montana.
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MARTIGNY, Switzerland – Switzerland has been left “devastated” by the deadly Crans-Montana bar fire
“Our country is devastated by this tragedy. We honour the memory of those who were lost, and we stand beside those now facing a long journey of recovery,” he said at the ceremony in Martigny, south-west Switzerland.
“Hope offers the resilience needed to face our grief, providing a sure remedy, but one which comes in its own time. Hope also depends on our justice system’s ability to bring failures to light and to impose consequences without delay or leniency.
“This is a moral responsibility as well as a duty of the state,” he added. AFP
