Tirana, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, announced that 51 people died as a result of the 6.4 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale of November 26, as well as two thousand wounded.
In an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday, he indicated that the rescue work was suspended because it was concluded that there are no more bodies under the rubble and remarked that according to preliminary estimates are 900 in Durrés and 1,465 in Tirana seriously damaged buildings.
In pointing out that irregularities in construction must end - in what appears to be a confirmation of the great damage of the earthquake - he announced the upcoming adoption of a law that will punish investors, architects and builders who violate rules and regulations with sentences of seven to 15 years in prison.
Rama exposed some basic points of the project and remarked that all those involved in construction with a permit to build four-story buildings and then extend it to eight will suffer similar penalties.
It was reported that a team of experts from Switzerland began to evaluate damaged residential buildings and premises to determine whether they can be recovered or demolished.
The authorities announced that the state will help all the families of the victims and credit will be provided to the victims.
The powerful tell uric shock of 26 November, followed by a swarm of aftershocks - some as high as 5.2 degrees Richter - mainly affected Durres and Tirana, as well as other cities such as Thumane and Kurbin.
Faced with the scale of the disaster, several neighbors sent firefighters and rescue teams to cooperate with their Albanian colleagues, including Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Kosovo.
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In pointing out that irregularities in construction must end - in what appears to be a confirmation of the great damage of the earthquake - he announced the upcoming adoption of a law that will punish investors, architects and builders who violate rules and regulations with sentences of seven to 15 years in prison.
Rama exposed some basic points of the project and remarked that all those involved in construction with a permit to build four-story buildings and then extend it to eight will suffer similar penalties.
It was reported that a team of experts from Switzerland began to evaluate damaged residential buildings and premises to determine whether they can be recovered or demolished.
The authorities announced that the state will help all the families of the victims and credit will be provided to the victims.
The powerful tell uric shock of 26 November, followed by a swarm of aftershocks - some as high as 5.2 degrees Richter - mainly affected Durres and Tirana, as well as other cities such as Thumane and Kurbin.
Faced with the scale of the disaster, several neighbors sent firefighters and rescue teams to cooperate with their Albanian colleagues, including Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Kosovo.
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