(26 Nov 2019) The search for survivors of the earthquake in Albania carried on into the night on Tuesday as rescue crews with excavators dug through the rubble of collapsed apartment blocks.
The quake struck before dawn as most residents were sleeping, and killed at least 18 people and injured more than 600.
There was no indication as to how many people might still be buried in the rubble, as neighboring countries and European Union nations sent search-and-rescue crews to help.
The US Geological Survey said the epicenter was just 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of the capital, Tirana, at a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles).
Scores of aftershocks were recorded, included three with preliminary magnitudes of between 5.1 and 5.4.
The worst-hit areas were Durres, where 11 of the dead were found in collapsed buildings, and the northern town of Thumane, where another five bodies were pulled from the rubble.
The quake was felt along the Albanian coast as well as neighboring Kosovo, Montenegro, Greece, and parts of southern Serbia.
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