The death toll of the earthquake that hit Albania early Tuesday morning has climbed to 46, said local authorities.

The hope of finding more survivors is fading as rescue operations are coming to an end three days after the tremor.

An ambulance carried the body of a victim recovered from the ruins of a building in Durres. The second one took a man to a hospital. He collapsed when he realized that the body in the first car was his brother, another victim found in the ruins. 

What was once a hotel with seven floors is now just a massive pile of rubble after the quake. Rescuers were trying to clear up debris for almost sixty hours. Using heavy machines, they fought the clock, hoping to find and save people feared to be trapped beneath. 

On the other side of town, people left homeless were finding shelter in tents. Dorjan Cakaj's family was among them. While holding his two-year-old son, Dorjan shared his anxiety about the situation they've found themselves in. 

"Everything is destroyed. Everything is ruined. It is a catastrophe. Our house is inhabitable. I cannot live there,"  Cakaj said.  "I am terrified. I am afraid because of the children, but for ourselves too.” 

Just a hundred meters from the tents, NGOs were handing out some food, water and clothing to those in need. Though desperate for help, many were not happy with the aid distribution. They blamed the government for an inadequate response.  "I want to get bread, water or anything. They are not giving it to us," Naxhije Kaculi, one of the city's residents, said. 

With the earth tremors now behind them, the fight to recover from the catastrophe has just begun for many of the survivors.