Earthquake. Albania First News in Foreign Media

Panic destruction reports the Guardian” that describes the situation with dramatic tones. The prestigious English daily specifically cites the case of the elderly woman in Durres, who failed to survive but saved his grandson by covering him with his own body.

A gesture of self - denial that resonances among the long lines of the Guardian, which recalls how the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country on September 21st, was considered the worst in 30 years. Meanwhile, there is now a whole different picture.

CNN quoted the American geology institute as stating that the earthquake's epicentre has been at a depth of nearly 20km and mentions closing schools in three cities, Durres, Tirana and Lezha. Residents under the rubble, Reuters writes, was talking about a 10km-deep blow, power cuts in some areas. The quake, continues the renowned news agency, was preceded by several lighter quakes, felt up to the Puglia region in Italy.

It is struggling with time to find survivors, Foxnea points out, adding that rescue teams have come to local residents. Three hours after the main blow, there was one after a very severe shake, says Al Jazeera, who notes how the entire situation was preceded by a series of easier earthquakes. The quake has been felt as far as the Italian region of Puglia, while a few hours after that, quakes in Bosnia were recorded in the 5.4 magnitude.