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Albania

Albania's national day marked by rescuers amid rubble of earthquake

It was supposed to be a national day of celebration, but Thursday instead saw Albanians recovering bodies from rubble or burying their loved ones.

Albania

Albanians sleeping in cars at roadside to stay safe after deadly quake

Parked cars lined highways as Albanians slept on the roadside, heeding warnings not to return indoors until engineers can check quake-shaken buildings.

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Man pulled alive from under rubble of a hotel after Albania earthquake

Adriatik Bode was one of the survivors of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has so far left 40 people dead.

Albania

Kosovan president caught up in aftershock when visiting quake victims

Hashim Thaci was on a visit to the town of Thumanë to express his sympathy and support to the victims of Tuesday's earthquake

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World

'One of the worst days in the Albanian people’s history'

The Head of News at Euronews Albania has given a personal account of the devastation in the port city of Durres after revisiting the site of damage caused by a 6.4 earthquake.

Albania

In pictures: Powerful earthquake rocks Albania

More than a dozen people died after Albania was rocked by the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in decades.

Albania

Albania earthquake: 'I heard the crush of collapsing roofs'

In this first person piece for Euronews, a Turkish holidaymaker describes the moments as the earthquake was felt where he was staying in Durres, and what he witnessed in the hours after.

Europe News

'A picture I will never forget': Euronews Albania chief on Earthquake

Soldiers have been deployed to help rescue efforts as reports emerge people are using their mobile phones to call loved ones under rubble.

Albania

Cleanup after Albania experiences five quakes in two days

Rescue efforts continued as Albania observed a day of national mourning for at least 26 killed by the country's biggest earthquake in decades.

France

Four injured as unusually strong earthquake hits France

The quake was felt from Lyon to Montpellier

Poland

Earthquake injures 17 inside Polish coal mine

Earthquake injures 17 inside Polish coal mine

Turkey

Istanbul earthquake: 5.7 magnitude tremor rocks Turkish metropolis

The epicentre of the quake was around 70km west of Istanbul in the Marmara Sea, south of the town of Silivri.

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Drone images show damage one year after Indonesia earthquake, tsunami

Aerial footage filmed this month and released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reveals the severe damage that still remains nearly one year after the devastating earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction disasters that hit Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude in Pakistan leaves at least 22 dead

A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring over 700, officials said.

Albania

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes near coast of Albania

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 has struck 30 kilometres of the Albanian capital of Tirana.

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Cats in Taipei get a fright as 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks the city

The earthquake caused minor damage in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday morning as the island braced for the arrival of a severe typhoon

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Greek capital Athens rattled by 5.1-magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the Greek capital Athens on Friday (July 19), briefly knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running from buildings in panic.

Greece

Earthquake hits near the Greek capital, Athens

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit in a suburb 23 kilometres northwest of Athens on Friday, the non-profit European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

Indonesia

At least seven powerful aftershocks followed

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the Moluccas islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

USA

US state not doing enough to fix earthquake-vulnerable buildings

"I don't want to frighten people," one expert said. "But I think it's important to be transparent. This is a real issue."