The 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the Balkan state before dawn on Tuesday, levelling buildings and trapping bodies underneath the wreckage in towns near the Adriatic coast.
“Ten more victims were found during the night, bringing the number of dead to 40,” the ministry said in a statement.
With the help of experts flown in
Emergency workers on Wednesday pulled dust-covered corpses from the ruins of an earthquake that has claimed nearly 30 lives in Albania, as aftershocks hampered the second day of search efforts for survivors.
The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that rattled the Balkan state early Tuesday morning was the most powerful and damaging in decades.
In the hard-hit coastal city of Durres and the town of Thumane, apartments and hotels collapsed into mountains of rubble, trapping residents beneath.
With the help of dogs and 200 experts flown in from across Europe, rescuers raced against time to clear away the wreckage after 45 people …
