Serbian and Greek invasion of Albania led to 150,000 Albanians starving to death in 1914

Serbian and Greek invasion of Albania led to 150,000 Albanians starving to death in 1914

Petrit Latifi

Aside from the Greek and Serb invasion forces killing over 100,000 Albanians in 1912, another 150,000 Albanians starved to death in 1914. This due to the Serbs and Greeks burning crops and stealing all the food. According to W.W. Howard, owner of the American Relief schooner Albania, we can read the following in an article:

“At least 150,000 Albanians have starved to death in last year and same fate awaits an equal number during coming year, according to W. W. Howard, owner of the American Relief schooner Albania. Howard has just reached Rome after distributing two hundred tons of flour to starving Albanians. “The crops have been a failure for the past two years,” said Howard. “To the normal population of 1,000,000 have been added 200,000 Serbian refugees, who arrived without food and possessing onlly worthless Serbian money. And they brought with them 20,000 Austrian prisoners who must be fed. “

Greeks destroyed 255 villages in Berat and the Serbs destroyed 100 villages in Sanxhak

“Two years ago the Greeks destroyed 225 villages in the Berat districts and the Serbs more than 100 villages in the Sanjac region. It has left a joint population of over 200,000, which is today homeless and without food. These people are dying by the thousands.”

Reference

https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DAB19151227.1.4&srpos=8&e=——191-en-20–1–txt-txIN-albanians———

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