Albania Earthquake Death Toll Rises

November 26, 2019 8:52 am

TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albania’s Defense Ministry says five more bodies have been recovered following a powerful earthquake, bringing the death toll to 14.  The Health Ministry is reporting that around 600 people have been injured, some who are still in very serious condition.  About 400 soldiers are putting up tents in two towns to shelter people with damaged houses.  Live TV footage showed people cheering when a child was found alive in a collapsed building in the town of Durres where a body had been found earlier.