Eight other members of the Lala family, including two toddlers, were killed in the 6.4 magnitude quake. The Nov. 26 earthquake in Albania killed 51 people, sent hundreds to hospitals and left thousands homeless. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Driving through the hardest hit areas after the recent earthquake in Albania, the scale of the challenge was evident. In 1940, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck at Vrancea, in eastern Romania, and caused widespread destruction. “That is when seismic risk evolved into something included in spatial and urban plans,” he said.

Source: thestar January 02, 2020 00:22 UTC