Albania rocked by another earthquake as rescue efforts continue

Albania was rocked by a 5.5-magnitude tremor on Wednesday, a day after its strongest earthquake in decades killed at least 26 people and injured over 650 more.

The latest quake struck  southwest of Mamurras — close to the coastal city of Durres that was worst-hit by Tuesday’s devastation — according to preliminary data from the USGS.

It came after Prime Minister Edi Rama said authorities were working to match spare hotel rooms to thousands of survivors left homeless.

As Albania marked a national day of mourning for Tuesday’s magnitude-6.1 earthquake, recovery efforts were continuing in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

Some 4,000 rescue workers, including paramedics and military police, were involved in search and rescue.

Many Albanians who lost their homes slept in hundreds of tents laid out in gyms, sports fields and stadiums.

Via Euronews