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Romanian team joins search and rescue operations in Durrës

TIRANA, November 28 /ATA/ -Romania has brought to Albania a rescue team to help with the rescue operations after a 6.4 earthquake struck the country on Tuesday.

The RO-USAR team is stationed in the port city of Durrës, reported the Romanian embassy in Tirana.

The Romanian rescuers are actually working on a collapsed 6 floor building in Durrës because there is information that there may still be survivors under the rubble.

The Romanian rescuers are working together with teams from Greece, Croatia and Turkey.

The rescue team is comprised of 52 firefighters, accredited by the UN for international missions, four dogs trained to save human lives and 2 volunteers specialized in dog training./gj.mima/j.p//sara/p.s./

 

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