The collapse of a portion of a 5-floor building in Gjirokastra, on November 9th, 2008, caused a severe tragedy by leaving behind 3 victims, 11 wounded and 19 homeless families.
A massive explosion in an ammunition storage site near the Albanian capital of Tirana on March 15th, 2008 badly affected three villages of Gërdec.
In January 2010 Albania experienced a natural disaster which caused a humanitarian emergency.