Lige efter det forfærdelige jordskælv, som rystede adskillige provinser eller wilayas, anmodede jeg de algeriske myndigheder om straks at mobilisere alle civile og militære ressourcer for at klare den nationale katastrofe.
Immediately after the dreadful earthquake which shook several provinces, or wilayas, of the country, I asked the Algerian authorities to mobilise all civil and military resources without delay to cope with this national disaster.