3 minutes agoEverything that happened in Albania since Tuesday, November 26th
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)At least 51 people have died and thousands more have been injured by earthquakes that hit Albania on the morning of 26 November. A 20 - year - old girl who was injured has changed her life Saturday morning in the hospital, bringing her to 51 the number of casualties from the quake. Over 5,000 persons [...]
Over 5 thousand people have been homeless as a result of the collapses, serious injuries, and the perils posed by their settlements.
Prime Minister Edi Rama, during the government's meeting Saturday, confirmed the loss of the lives of 50 people in the earthquake.
He stressed that the search-saving operations have already ended.
Furthermore, the prime minister indicated that they are currently receiving medical assistance in hospitals 41 persons, 34 at Trauma Hospital, 4 in Durres and 3 abroad.
The number of citizens separated from life as a result of the earthquake has reached 50 and search-saving operations have been completed. Repeating once again the most powerful expression of gratitude to all who were involved in these operations and expressing once again the deepest gratitude to friends and partners who in a very rapid time mobilised super-specialised search-finding bodies, let me repeat because it seems very important to me that our troops, involved in the most acute moment of crisis, deserve the highest” assessment, the prime minister said on Saturday morning.
He has announced that soon there will be a report of apartment sustainability and inspection of buildings, including health centres, schools, gardens and nests.
According to the official final balance from the Ministry of Defence, the town of Thummana, where two palaces collapsed, is the most hit by 26 people.
In Durres, where two hotels in the beach area, a three-story villa in the area of the former Shienta, and two palaces in the city, collapsed into 24 people who lost their lives.
Among the earthquake victims are six children and 22 women. In research operations through the ruins, about 250 effective ones from Albania, Kosovo, Italy, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, France, Turkey, Switzerland, Romania, Northern Macedonia, the EU and the United States of America participated.
There are at least 900 injured, of whom 41 are still hospitalised. Among them, a girl is in serious condition, and her move abroad is impossible according to doctors ' assessment. Three others who have also been in serious condition have been sent for specialised treatment abroad.
According to the Health Ministry, “in addition to the citizens receiving treatment in hospitals, there are about 1,500 medical visits conducted for residents affected by the earthquake in health centres 24/7 open near affected areas. While over 700 people have received medical service near the emergency camp in Thumana and points set up at Durres”.
The American Embassy in Tirana has announced that WAID has launched emergency teams from the Fire and Rescue Department of Fairfax County and Los Angeles County Fire Department for Albania.
These experts will help coordinate international teams in the damage assessment, to determine whether critical buildings and infrastructure in affected areas are safe.
Albania has been activated for the second time, the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism. Following the first request, immediately after the quake, which enabled the mobilization of three teams from Greece, Italy and Romania to help search-free operations, Albania's Government now seeks and experts to do damage assessments in the buildings.
According to a European Union Delegation statement in Tirana, “Italy and Greece have offered to help Albania in this direction”.
The announcement suggests that the <x0sekip of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is working closely with local authorities and donors for a consolidation assessment of needs, with priority providing material assistance. Last night, the EU delegation chaired a meeting of EU member states, non-EU members participating in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as international partners and organisations (UN agencies, USAID), etc.), on emergency response”.
EU Ambassador to Albania Louis Soreca has said that the “European Union and its member states are standing alongside Albania and are working without a stop to provide assistance at this very difficult moment. Experts from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and ten EU member states are currently on the ground to assist the central and local authorities.
The November 26th quake with a 6.4-magnitude Ricter magnitude simultaneously was the strongest in decades to have hit Albania. Its focus was on the Adriatic Sea, about 30km northwest of Tirana.
It was followed by dozens of smaller magnitude earthquakes, and hundreds of other seismic forces.
