Flag Day gets Albania anxious: Tragedy cancels celebrations

But the Independence Festival does not find Albania at a very good time, as the first two-day earthquake caused a tragedy by taking the lives of at least 35 people, many others are injured in hospitals, while the fate of many still is not known under the rubble.

The government declared November 27th a day of national mourning, while having cancelled all activities for the November holidays. Prime Minister Edi Rama writes that Red Flag Day entered the darkness surrounding us temporarily before the sunrise