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Albania PM Edi Rama Visits Tirana Destruction from 6.4 Earthquake
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2:09Now PlayingAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama visited the northern Albanian town of Thumane on Tuesday, after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in the country killed at least 16 people and injured more than 600.
The magnitude-6.4 quake was felt across the southern Balkans and was followed by multiple aftershocks, with several above magnitude 5.
The worst-hit areas were Durres, where nine of the dead were found in collapsed buildings, and Thumane, where another five bodies were pulled from the rubble, the Defence Ministry said.
In Thumane, Rama spoke with some of the survivors to assess their situation.
Earlier in the day, Rama said that all government agencies were "intensively working to save lives at the fatal spots in Durres and Thumane."
Elsewhere, one person died after jumping from his home to escape in Kurbin, 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the capital, while another person was killed on a road that collapsed in the northern town of Lezha.
Rama said neighbouring countries, the European Union and the United States had offered help. By early afternoon, rescue teams from neighbouring Kosovo, Montenegro, Italy and one of two teams en route from Greece had arrived.
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