The death toll from a powerful Albanian
earthquake rose to 50 as the search for survivors was called off, Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday.
"The number of the earthquake victims reached 50 and rescue operations have ended," Rama told a cabinet meeting while struggling to hold back tears.
The damage was the worst near the Adriatic coast in the port city of Durres and the town of Thumane, where scores of people were trapped beneath the wreckage of apartment buildings and hotels.