Death toll from Albania earthquake rises to 40 as rescuers race to extract possible survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings
The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades rose to 40 on Thursday, the defence ministry said, after more bodies were pulled from the wreckage overnight in a tragedy that has wiped out entire families.
The survivors have been hospitalised and are "in a state of shock and worried about their loved ones," said the ministry spokeswoman.Search efforts ceased in Thumane Search efforts ceased on Thursday in the other hard-hit town of Thumane, where the defence ministry said no more bodies were to be found after more than 20 were pulled out.
During the night, emergency workers uncovered the bodies of a mother and son from the Reci family, found in an embrace.The whole family has now perished in the quake, with the bodies of the father and daughter pulled out the day before, according to Ilir Duka, an Albanian rescuer at the scene.Loved ones have watched on in horror as rescuers pulled out bodies covered in a grey film of dust, many in their pyjamas.
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