The number of victims in Albania rose to thirty

At least 30 people were killed in the strong earthquakes that hit Albania yesterday, "Top Channel" reports. More than 650 people were injured.

Albanian Defense Minister Olta Džačka previously announced that 28 people were killed. Then she announced the names of the victims, among whom are a four-year-old girl and two eight-year-old girls.

Albanian state radio and television broadcasts that the United Arab Emirates allocated three million euros for the victims of the earthquake.

Albania was hit today around 15.45:XNUMX p.m a new stronger earthquake, and rescue operations were temporarily suspended due to new earthquakes.

The rescue services were previously looking for survivors, because there is a suspicion that there are at least ten more people in the ruins.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center announced that 44 earthquakes were felt in Albania in the last 43 hours.

Rescuers from Serbia pulled out two bodies in Tuman earlier today, as reported by RTS.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama thanked all the officials of the countries of the region, Europe and the world who sent help at an extraordinary session of the government.

The Government of Albania declared a state of emergency in the area of ​​Durres and Tirana, the areas most affected by the earthquake.

Rama said that the state of emergency was declared on the basis of the Constitution and the law, which, as he said, does not only include decisions regarding finances, but also a number of other measures.

Residents of Durrës sleep in tents and cars and in the football stadium while the aftershocks continue.

A day of mourning has been declared in Albania. Flags at all institutions are lowered to half-mast.

On the territory of Durres in Albania, 120 kilometers from Podgorica, the first and strongest earthquake was recorded early yesterday morning (a little before four o'clock). The material damage is enormous.

The Albanian Geological Institute announced early yesterday afternoon that, since the initial earthquake, 253 seismic activities have been recorded in Albania.

Special Montenegrin team consisting of 18 rescuers from protection and rescue services and six representatives of the Directorate for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs it was sent this morning in Albania in accordance with the needs expressed by the Albanian authorities and the agreement reached yesterday during the stay of members of our Government in Durrës, and based on today's decision of the Government.

The government made a decision to send a search and rescue team from the ruins to the Republic of Albania.

The countries of the world, Europe and the region are helping Albania in remediating the consequences of this morning's series of earthquakes, and yesterday 52 members of the emergency situation of Romania and 40 members of the Kosovo Security Forces (KBS) arrived in Tirana.

RTS reported yesterday that the transport plane C-130 "Hercules" of the Greek Air Force landed at Rinas airport, and that the Greek rescuers were the first foreign team that arrived to help the Albanians who died in the earthquake.

The Albanian portal Java News reported that a plane with 52 members of Romania's special units for emergency situations arrived in Tirana, in order to help Albania recover from the consequences.

The commander of the KBS, Rahman Rama, confirmed yesterday that his members are in Albania to help eliminate the consequences of the earthquake.

Rama then said that KBS is ready to send an additional number of members, if the need arises.

Members of the KBS search and rescue unit, 40 of them, according to him, are specialized and well equipped for searching under the ruins.