In Pictures: More than 20 dead in Albania earthquake

Local and international rescue crews search through rubble after a deadly earthquake struck the coastal cities of Albania on Nov 26, killing at least 27 people and injuring more than 650.

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Nov 28, 2019, 10:27 AM

Italian firefighters work at the site of a collapsed building in the town of Durres, following the powerful earthquake that shook Albania, on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Romanian rescuers remove a victim's body from the ruins of a collapsed building in Durres, on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A woman mourns after rescuers found the body of a relative after an earthquake in Thumane, western Albania. PHOTO: AP

Dust rises from falling parts of a destroyed building during an aftershock in Thumane. PHOTO: AP

Albanian soldiers, joined by an Italian search and rescue team, search for members of the Lala family who are stuck in the rubble of a building, on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Italian rescuers work with a rescue dog to search for survivors through the rubble of a collapsed building in Thumane, on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

People stand in front of a collapsed building in the town of Durres, western Albania, on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A local man eats his meal on a destroyed section of a wall, on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Onlookers gather to watch as Italian search and rescue workers look for survivors stuck under the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Durres, western Albania on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A view of the makeshift camp in Thumane, north-west of capital Tirana, after an earthquake hit Albania. PHOTO: AFP

Emergency workers seen during an operation at a collapsed building in Thumane, northwest of capital Tirana, after an earthquake hit Albania. PHOTO: AFP

A boy sleeps outdoors at a makeshift camp at a football stadium in Durres, western Albania, on Nov 27, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Rescuers carry the body of a five-year-old girl found in the rubble after the earthquake in Thumane, western Albania, on Nov 26, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Soldiers and rescue workers carry an injured man found in the debris of a collapsed building in Thumane, north-west of capital Tirana. PHOTO: AFP

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