ALBANIA, TEARS AND SOLIDARITY
Independence Day “in mourning”, 36 dead
EARTHQUAKE/ THE TOLL WIDENS, 660 INJURED, 20 PEOPLE UNDER THE RUBBLE, THOUSANDS IN TENTS
• Names/ The government publishes the partial list, the victims range from 4 to 85 years old
• Eight members of the Cara family are lost. Mother and son found embracing in Durrës
• Kosovo opens its doors to dozens of families left without homes. Message from the Pope
Today Albania celebrates its National Holiday, the 107th anniversary of Independence, but people have little to be happy about, since the country is still under the strain of the devastating earthquake that has so far taken many lives ...
Continues on pages 2-14
12 SPECIAL PAGES
(In photo:) View of the последствия of the earthquake in Durrës and Thumanë
(In photo:) View of the consequences of the earthquake in Durrës and Thumanë
State of emergency, the government gives 500 thousand new lek for each earthquake victim
FULL MEASURES
On page 11
The Economy of the Disaster
Opinion of the Day
By FATOS ÇOÇOLI
This is what has befallen us, this disaster from nature’s blind удар, and we must know how to face it. First of all by ourselves, without counting on generous aid ...
The Economy of the Disaster
Continues on page 20
99% of Tirana and Durrës residents are 99.9% safe
Opinion of the Day
By EDUARD ZALOSHNJA
According to the data so far, it appears that around 99% of the residents of the districts of Durrës and Tirana (the two districts hit hardest by the monstrous earthquake ...
99% of Tirana and Durrës residents are 99.9% safe
Continues on page 21
Meta: Let’s save every life. Rama: We don’t have a magic wand, we need work and solidarity
POLITICAL REACTIONS
On pages 10-11
Elvis Naçi’s initiative: We will build all the destroyed houses in Thumanë
CHARITY
On page 7
The Italian in 1943: Earthquakes, you are second after Japan
Royal Academy: First in Europe. In 334 Durrës was destroyed
Rare/ Study by academician Dr. Carlo Morelli: The seismic map of Albania
By REZARTA DELISULA
Albania is a country with a high seismic intensity in terms of the frequency of tremors. The magnitude of earthquakes is calculated at around 7, while the intensity at the epicenter is 10 on the Richter scale, making our country one of the leading countries in Europe for the number of earthquakes. In the seismologist Betim Muço’s book, “Earthquakes, the demons of the underworld,” earthquakes are a phenomenon that our people have known, known again, and suffered from for ...
On page 9
Inva Mula: Humanitarian concert in Durrës, proceeds go to affected families
THE FAMOUS SOPRANO
On page 14
The full history of the earthquakes that struck Albania since the distant year 1905
BETIM MUÇO’S PUBLICATION
BETIM MUÇO
TERMETET DEMONET E NENTOKES
The full history of the earthquakes that struck Albania since the distant year 1905
On page 8
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