SCANDAL / Albanian-British tourist: I was sleeping when they came shouting “Get out!”, my belongings are still under the rubble

Hello!

My name is Kujtim. I’ve been here for about three weeks and had booked to stay another month. I was sleeping when they suddenly came in shouting, ‘Get out, get out!’ I asked them, ‘What’s going on?’ They said, ‘This is going to be demolished.’ I asked, ‘Why? Do you have any documents or anything?’ They said, ‘No, it’s just going to be demolished.’ No one gave me a reason, no one explained anything. I told them, ‘Okay, just wait, because I have all my personal belongings inside.

But no one let me take my things. My passport is still in there, everything is in there—under the rubble. I don’t know what’s going to happen next. I’ll go straight to the British Embassy, I’ve filmed everything.

I think I’ll have to handle this myself, if they let me retrieve my passport from under the rubble. Everyone wants to come here—it’s not just about me. I live in England and travel all over. I go to Egypt, everywhere I go, people talk about Albania, about Theth, how they want to visit—it’s a beautiful country.

Do you see this man whose building was demolished by the police? He’s such a good person. Instead of getting angry at them, he offers them water. That shows this country is investing a lot in every tourist who comes here," the tourist said.

“KORÇA BOOM”