Like today, 6 years ago, Tirana, Durrës, Laçi, Lezha, Thumana and several other cities in the country would be shaken by the strongest earthquake in the last 40 years.
It was 03:54 when the Albanian land was "shaken" by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, with an epicenter 16 kilometers west-southwest of Mamurras, but which was felt as far as Belgrade, 370 kilometers away from the epicenter.
The tragic earthquake, which is still remembered today, took the lives of 51 people and wiped out several families forever.
Below, we are once again recalling the names of all the victims and families who either disappeared forever, or only one of their members remained alive.
One of the families most affected by the earthquake was the Lala family , where 8 of its members were pulled dead from the rubble.
Only 17-year-old Ramë Lala emerged alive , who was then sent abroad for treatment.
The victims are:
- Sahadete Lala, 79 years old
- Ilir Lala, 52 years old, paralyzed for years
- Marjeta Lala, 31 years old, mother of six children
- Griselda Lala, 19 years old, Rama Lala's sister
- Amelia Lala, 9 years old
- Emilio Lala 6 years old, boy
- Dionis and Dionisa Lala, the family's 2-year-old twins.
Another family that was wiped out as a result of the strong tremors on the morning of November 26 was the Cara family from Thumana, which lost 6 of its members under the rubble. The head of the Cara family, Albert Cara, 54 years old, and Lindita Cara, were pulled out alive but injured.
- Fatmira Cara, 53 years old,
- Hasan Cara, 18 years old,
- Anthi Cara, 72 years old,
- Almir Cara, 29 years old,
- Stela Zvergeci, 21 years old, Almir Cara's fiancée, from Korça
- Erisa Cara, 28 years old.
Tragic was also the fate of the Reçi family, whose 4 members left this world forever and left behind a lot of pain for their relatives, as well as for all the victims who are remembered today. Eduard Reçi remained under the rubble along with his wife, son and daughter. The latter, Kristi Reçi, was the fiancée of Prime Minister Rama's son, Greg Rama.
-Eduard Reci, 54 years old,
-Dolora Reci 49,
-Kristi Reci, 25 years old,
-Klaus Reci, 21 years old.
One of the victims of the November 26 earthquake, Klement Çupi, had returned home from England, where he worked as a taxi driver, two days earlier. He lost his life along with his mother and father, and only his brother, Nikolin Çupi, emerged from the rubble alive.
-Klement Çupi, 37 years old
-Hajredin Çupi, 66 years old
-Lutfie Çupi.
The Greku family was another family that was wiped out by the tragic earthquake. 31-year-old Saimir Greku stood strong for many hours under the rubble. He constantly communicated with the rescue team until they managed to pull him out alive. Due to his numerous injuries, Saimir did not die when he came out of the rubble. Both of his parents were also victims.
- Saimir the Greek
- Greek Pigeon 57 years old
- Greek steel.
The victims were also Drita Cakoni, 15 years old, and her father Kastriot Cakoni, 58 years old. Fortunately, Kastriot's wife and son escaped this tragedy and are now sheltered by the state.
Lieutenant Colonel Bajram Hajdarmataj, 54, was another victim of the November 26 earthquake. He lost his life in the Cavalry of the Ministry of Interior in Durres, which collapsed due to the tremors. Also killed were two brothers from Kosovo, Isah Abazi, 29, and Shemsedin Abazi, 32, who left behind two children and had come to Albania to work as mechanics.
The fate of Diena and Esiela Karanxha, mother and daughter who were lost forever, was also sad. Diena had lost her husband years earlier, and on November 26, she herself passed away along with her 8-year-old daughter. Diena's mother, Roza Meçja, was also pulled from the rubble dead.
Another victim of the tragic earthquake was Eviola Broshka, a 28-year-old ballerina who lost her life at the Mira Mare Hotel in Durrës. The fate of 26-year-old Kristian Preçi, who managed to get out of the rubble alive but lost his life as a result of the accident on the way to the hospital, was also tragic.
Ersid Hoxholli, 32, also had a sad fate. Due to stress and panic, he jumped from the building in Mamurras and died. Selvie Lala, 77, also died in the earthquake along with her granddaughter Arjela Lala, 4.
- Aderina Kadili from Thumana
- Sadik Qato from Durres, 85 years old,
- Rozeta Mecja, 59 years old from Durrës
- Sotiraq Misha, 49 years old from Durrës
- Nafije Rexhepi from neighborhood 4 of Durrës
- Flatar Zenelaj, 64 years old, from Durrës
- Xhuljeta Gjana, 60 years old, from Durrës
- Bukurie Leka, 80 years old from Thumana
- Fatmira Cuka, 44 years old
- Sardi Cuka, 19 years old
- Beauty Leka,
- Suada Hysa, 18 years old
- Diestela Steneci,
- Jhesika Biqiku, 20 years old, passed away at the Trauma Hospital, a brick from the building in Kombinat fell on her head.