Earthquake in Albania Kills at Least 18 People
TIRANA, Albania—An earthquake killed at least 18 people in this Balkan country and sparked complaints from opposition parties that the government was refusing to declare a state of emergency. The 6.4-magnitude quake violently shook cement towers in the capital Tirana at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. The worst damage was in Durres, a tourist destination
TIRANA, Albania—An earthquake killed at least 18 people in this Balkan country and sparked complaints from opposition parties that the government was refusing to declare a state of emergency.
The 6.4-magnitude quake violently shook cement towers in the capital Tirana at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. The worst damage was in Durres, a tourist destination dotted with Imperial Roman ruins 20 miles west of the capital. Television newscasts showed excavators lifting piles of rubble from the ancient seaport’s streets after several sizable…