While the fatal earthquake stroke the people of Albania on 26th of November 2019, the next days in the city of Durres were excruciating for all of them. Many were buried under collapsed buildings with the final death toll reaching 51, while many got injured and thousands lost their homes and properties. As a result, a few days and many aftershocks later they are trying to survive on the streets.
Some days after the fatal earthquake, a family tries to protect themselves from the rain outside the Niko Dovana stadium in Durres, while they are waiting for humanitarian aid.
Two men discuss in front of ruins some days after the earthquake.
Funeral announcement papers about Reci family and other victims close to Niko Dovana stadium.
. People leave a contact number for government agencies and friends outside their ruined houses.
Inside a ruined house, a crack appears between two family portraits.
Many houses have been broken into by thieves, when their owners suddenly had to abandon their properties.
A month after the fatal earthquake, people return to collect their belongings.
Old lady waits for someone to help her to carry the humanitarian aid of the Red Cross to her house.
A whole family sleeps over in their car to protect their selves.
A family sits around a fire in an open air area. The aftershocks continue and the people do not feel safe to return to their houses.
The police patrol day and night to secure the city of Durres.