Death toll in Albania earthquake reaches 48

The death toll in the devastating earthquake in Albania has climbed to 48, Report informs citing the RIA Novosti.

The number of injured has reached 790 people.

The magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit Albania on the night of November 26. According to local media, the underground shocks were most tangible in Tirana, as well as the city of Durres, located closer to the epicenter. Several buildings collapsed, there may be people under rubble.

Rescue works in Durres continue, but they were suspended in Tumana, where there are supposedly no people under rubble. According to media, 45 people have been rescued from rubble, with three of them in critical condition.