
This Saturday marks the 3rd anniversary of the tragic earthquake that shook the country on the morning of November 26, 2019, where 51 citizens lost their lives and over 1000 others were injured.
The earthquake also caused great material damage and the collapse of hundreds of homes, leaving many residents homeless in several areas of the city of Durrës, Fushë-Kruja, Laçi, Lezha and Tirana, while still today the residents have not been settled in homes.
The scientific data from the Institute of Geosciences showed that the earthquake of November 26, 2019 with a magnitude of 6.4 was felt at magnitude 9 in Hamallaj, Jube and Rrushkull, magnitude 8-9 in Durrësi, Sukth and Kuraten.
The strong seismic tremors also brought a lot of panic throughout the country, not only on that day but also for the following months, bringing panic to many Albanian citizens.
Also, the earthquake brought the solidarity of all the countries of the world, expressing it through numerous financial aid, or the behavior of many of the search and rescue forces, who fought to get the bodies out from under the ruins together with the Albanian forces.