Durres, reconstruction of earthquake-damaged facilities begins

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama inspected one of the palaces in Durres under construction today closely.

As he has looked closely at the situation, Prime Minister Rama, accompanied by central director of the Natural Disaster Management Operational Office, Mighty Minister Bledi Chuchi, Durres Mayor Julien Varfi, spoke with and with engineers who have taken on palace repairs, as well as working groups on the ground.

Minister Cuci said it is a 6-story building that has had average injuries.

There are 40 families living in this palace. The damage started from below. After the work, this building is secure. In Durres we have the largest number of palaces, with the assessment of DS3 and DS2” injuries, he said.

As the engineer following the works said that “we are strengthening the columns, so that the object can be as strong and stable as we have completed elevators”.

The mayor of Durres, Varfi, stressed that 39 applications have been made so far, 13 others are under consideration, and 12 have been rejected especially for lack of information in the” project.

He said that so far in Durres there are 900 families who have the rent bonus. While approved, we have three lists, 1310nd and 2553 have passed the last list.

Prime Minister Rama said it is important that people who expect to enter these buildings see how this work is done and why these buildings emerge stronger after the earthquake and have no problem at all”.

It's psychological. Whether you or I were you didn't put your family in a house where you think the” columns would be torn apart, Rama said.

Rama explained that the estimated DS3, DS2 and DS1 injuries are the easiest ones.

Minister Cuci said 153 palaces from 4 to 10 floors have been estimated in Durres with the DS3.

The government is also continuing to build new residential areas as well as better homes in the village.