A strong aftershock rocked the quake-ravaged zone east of Algiers today, killing at least one person and injuring 56 others, Algeria’s Information Ministry officials said.

FOREIGN rescue teams left earthquake-torn Algeria yesterday, but the nightmare went on for 15,000 homeless people facing the threat of disease and public fury mounted over the government’s handling of the calamity.

Diggers and bulldozers began demolishing buildings today that were damaged beyond repair by last week’s devastating earthquake in Algeria.

RESCUE workers fought against time yesterday to try to find an 11-year-old girl believed to be alive in the rubble of a building as Algeria’s earthquake death toll passed 2,000, with nearly 9,000 hurt.

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in northern Algeria neared 2,200 today.

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in northern Algeria has risen to more than 2,000.

The United Nations today called off the search for victims of the earthquake in Algeria to concentrate on supplying relief and support to the survivors.

A wide-eyed Algerian toddler was lifted tenderly from the ruins of her family’s home, two days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 1,600 people.

AN 18-month-old baby has been pulled alive from the rubble of a building which collapsed in Algeria's earthquake.

Achmad Sukarsono, Banda Aceh

The cry of a toddler, pulled alive from under the rubble of a collapsed apartment block after being trapped for 39 hours, was the only joy in Algeria today where the earthquake death toll soared beyond 1,500, with more than 7,000 injured.

Bodies wrapped in blankets and plastic bags piled up in morgues today as the death toll mounted following Algeria’s devastating earthquake.

Panic-stricken families slept in the streets and parks of Algeria’s seaside capital for a second night, while rescuers led a frenzied hunt for survivors near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people and injured nearly 7,000.

RESCUE workers scrabbled at mounds of rubble yesterday to find survivors of an earthquake in the Algerian capital and nearby towns that killed more than 1,000 people and injured more than 6,000.

It was a scene from hell: after a massive quake tore through the earth, the desperate cries of women mingled with the harsh wail of ambulance sirens. Blocks of buildings lay in ruins.

Rescue workers struggled to save survivors from the rubble and international aid workers rushed to Algeria today after a powerful earthquake killed at least 643 people and injured thousands.

More than 500 people have died and around 4,600 were injured in the massive Algerian earthquake that shook the area near the capital.

Up to 500 people are now feared dead after a strong earthquake hit Algeria. There are reports that 1,672 people were injured in the quake.