Many were left homeless. One man in Kurbin died trying to escape a building by jumping out of the window.Rescue teams were racing to recover survivors, but the authorities described their work as "extremely difficult" due to high risk of more structures collapsing.The neighboring Kosovo, which also populated mostly by Albanians, sent a contigent of vehicles and emergency responders across the border. A tearful defence minister said three children were among those killed, and while homes could be rebuilt the 28 people killed could not be brought back.The quake struck 34km (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Tirana, as people slept in their beds during the early hours.The latest aftershock - a magnitude 5.6 - is said to have damaged a building in Durres next to one where intense rescue efforts are under way.More than 45 people have been pulled from the rubble and Prime Minister Edi Rama has promised that rescuers will "continue to search patiently and thoroughly to the end". Images of collapsed buildings suggested it may have been worse than the 1979 quake that razed a neighborhood of a northern town.President Ilir Meta told journalists that "the situation is very dramatic. #Earthquake #StrongestEarthquakes #TOP10 Subscribe Now: https://bit.ly/2FQy4cO 10. He called on the Cabinet to request international assistance.Neighboring Kosovo was sending an emergency team to help with rescue efforts, while the European Union and the United States both offered immediate support.The EU said it had activated its Civil Protection Mechanism at the request of the Albanian authorities. The troops are specially trained to help with natural disasters.Kosovo has also sent police to Albania to help maintain law and order.
Over the past few days Albania was hit by a number of strong earthquakes. I could not talk to my wife. Rescue teams were sent from neighbouring countries (I think the EU sent teams as well). (04.04.2018)
Defense Minister Olta Xhacka said that search and rescue work was continuing, but described it as "extremely difficult. In Durres, a woman called Bukuri Morina and her family of 10 joined thousands of others to spend the night at the football stadium. In pictures: Albania earthquake Worst earthquake in decades. "The European Union stands by Albania at this difficult time," the commissioner said in a statement.Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Turkey, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia were all sending rescue assistance.About 400 Albanian soldiers were erecting tents in two towns to shelter people with damaged houses.Tuesday's quake was the second to hit the country in two months and was felt along the Adriatic coast.
Many were left homeless. One man in Kurbin died trying to escape a building by jumping out of the window.Rescue teams were racing to recover survivors, but the authorities described their work as "extremely difficult" due to high risk of more structures collapsing.The neighboring Kosovo, which also populated mostly by Albanians, sent a contigent of vehicles and emergency responders across the border. A tearful defence minister said three children were among those killed, and while homes could be rebuilt the 28 people killed could not be brought back.The quake struck 34km (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Tirana, as people slept in their beds during the early hours.The latest aftershock - a magnitude 5.6 - is said to have damaged a building in Durres next to one where intense rescue efforts are under way.More than 45 people have been pulled from the rubble and Prime Minister Edi Rama has promised that rescuers will "continue to search patiently and thoroughly to the end". Images of collapsed buildings suggested it may have been worse than the 1979 quake that razed a neighborhood of a northern town.President Ilir Meta told journalists that "the situation is very dramatic. #Earthquake #StrongestEarthquakes #TOP10 Subscribe Now: https://bit.ly/2FQy4cO 10. He called on the Cabinet to request international assistance.Neighboring Kosovo was sending an emergency team to help with rescue efforts, while the European Union and the United States both offered immediate support.The EU said it had activated its Civil Protection Mechanism at the request of the Albanian authorities. The troops are specially trained to help with natural disasters.Kosovo has also sent police to Albania to help maintain law and order.
Over the past few days Albania was hit by a number of strong earthquakes. I could not talk to my wife. Rescue teams were sent from neighbouring countries (I think the EU sent teams as well). (04.04.2018)
Defense Minister Olta Xhacka said that search and rescue work was continuing, but described it as "extremely difficult. In Durres, a woman called Bukuri Morina and her family of 10 joined thousands of others to spend the night at the football stadium. In pictures: Albania earthquake Worst earthquake in decades. "The European Union stands by Albania at this difficult time," the commissioner said in a statement.Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Turkey, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia were all sending rescue assistance.About 400 Albanian soldiers were erecting tents in two towns to shelter people with damaged houses.Tuesday's quake was the second to hit the country in two months and was felt along the Adriatic coast.
Many were left homeless. One man in Kurbin died trying to escape a building by jumping out of the window.Rescue teams were racing to recover survivors, but the authorities described their work as "extremely difficult" due to high risk of more structures collapsing.The neighboring Kosovo, which also populated mostly by Albanians, sent a contigent of vehicles and emergency responders across the border. A tearful defence minister said three children were among those killed, and while homes could be rebuilt the 28 people killed could not be brought back.The quake struck 34km (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Tirana, as people slept in their beds during the early hours.The latest aftershock - a magnitude 5.6 - is said to have damaged a building in Durres next to one where intense rescue efforts are under way.More than 45 people have been pulled from the rubble and Prime Minister Edi Rama has promised that rescuers will "continue to search patiently and thoroughly to the end". Images of collapsed buildings suggested it may have been worse than the 1979 quake that razed a neighborhood of a northern town.President Ilir Meta told journalists that "the situation is very dramatic. #Earthquake #StrongestEarthquakes #TOP10 Subscribe Now: https://bit.ly/2FQy4cO 10. He called on the Cabinet to request international assistance.Neighboring Kosovo was sending an emergency team to help with rescue efforts, while the European Union and the United States both offered immediate support.The EU said it had activated its Civil Protection Mechanism at the request of the Albanian authorities. The troops are specially trained to help with natural disasters.Kosovo has also sent police to Albania to help maintain law and order.
Over the past few days Albania was hit by a number of strong earthquakes. I could not talk to my wife. Rescue teams were sent from neighbouring countries (I think the EU sent teams as well). (04.04.2018)
Defense Minister Olta Xhacka said that search and rescue work was continuing, but described it as "extremely difficult. In Durres, a woman called Bukuri Morina and her family of 10 joined thousands of others to spend the night at the football stadium. In pictures: Albania earthquake Worst earthquake in decades. "The European Union stands by Albania at this difficult time," the commissioner said in a statement.Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Turkey, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia were all sending rescue assistance.About 400 Albanian soldiers were erecting tents in two towns to shelter people with damaged houses.Tuesday's quake was the second to hit the country in two months and was felt along the Adriatic coast.
Rescuers were still looking for her mother and brother.Shemsedin Abazi, 32, and his 29-year-old brother Isa were staying Hotel Tropikal in Durres. God helped us," the 48-year-old Gjoka told the Reuters news agency.Hours later, a magnitude 5.2 quake shook parts of southern Bosnia, around 75 kilometers (45 miles) south the capital, Sarajevo, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.There were no immediate reports of injuries or structural damage.Reporter Isa Myzyraj with local Dritare.net news outlet posted a video showing damage to an apartment building.Rescue crews in Albania used excavators to search collapsed buildings for survivors.
Many were left homeless. One man in Kurbin died trying to escape a building by jumping out of the window.Rescue teams were racing to recover survivors, but the authorities described their work as "extremely difficult" due to high risk of more structures collapsing.The neighboring Kosovo, which also populated mostly by Albanians, sent a contigent of vehicles and emergency responders across the border. A tearful defence minister said three children were among those killed, and while homes could be rebuilt the 28 people killed could not be brought back.The quake struck 34km (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Tirana, as people slept in their beds during the early hours.The latest aftershock - a magnitude 5.6 - is said to have damaged a building in Durres next to one where intense rescue efforts are under way.More than 45 people have been pulled from the rubble and Prime Minister Edi Rama has promised that rescuers will "continue to search patiently and thoroughly to the end". Images of collapsed buildings suggested it may have been worse than the 1979 quake that razed a neighborhood of a northern town.President Ilir Meta told journalists that "the situation is very dramatic. #Earthquake #StrongestEarthquakes #TOP10 Subscribe Now: https://bit.ly/2FQy4cO 10. He called on the Cabinet to request international assistance.Neighboring Kosovo was sending an emergency team to help with rescue efforts, while the European Union and the United States both offered immediate support.The EU said it had activated its Civil Protection Mechanism at the request of the Albanian authorities. The troops are specially trained to help with natural disasters.Kosovo has also sent police to Albania to help maintain law and order.
Over the past few days Albania was hit by a number of strong earthquakes. I could not talk to my wife. Rescue teams were sent from neighbouring countries (I think the EU sent teams as well). (04.04.2018)
Defense Minister Olta Xhacka said that search and rescue work was continuing, but described it as "extremely difficult. In Durres, a woman called Bukuri Morina and her family of 10 joined thousands of others to spend the night at the football stadium. In pictures: Albania earthquake Worst earthquake in decades. "The European Union stands by Albania at this difficult time," the commissioner said in a statement.Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Turkey, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia were all sending rescue assistance.About 400 Albanian soldiers were erecting tents in two towns to shelter people with damaged houses.Tuesday's quake was the second to hit the country in two months and was felt along the Adriatic coast.
