Rain Floods Albania

Rain Floods Albania

Gjirokastra is in an emergency situation and endangered by the floods created by the first intense rainfall for November.

Around 100 dwellings in the Kordhoca neighborhood of Lazarat are at risk of falling into the Sopot stream as a result of damaged embankments.

Meanwhile, in the city, the flooding of the Çullo river has endangered homes and nearby residents, despite emergency intervention to keep the situation under control.

Even the lake of Viroi is at risk of breaching its banks, having reached its maximum capacity as heavy rainfall continues.

Meanwhile more than 200 residents are in danger of being isolated in Vanë of Delvina, as floodwaters of the Kalasa River have damaged one foot of the bridge.

In the city of Durrës, pedestrians and vehicles found it difficult to circulate, as the weather had covered several centimeters of roads.

As has become a rather unfortunate tradition, problems have been encountered in all main streets of the city.

Due to bad weather, work at the Port of Durrës and Vlora has been suspended for fishermen and loading-unloading.

Ferries from Italy to Durrës were delayed, while in Vlora the ferries have not been arriving for the past two days.

In the Port of Saranda, the storm also showed the level of sea pollution by turning all the waste to shore.

On the Fushë Krujë-Tirana highway, the biggest problem is the underpass flood near the Fushë Mamurras bridge, a black spot in the infrastructure that always floods when heavy rain hits.

Meanwhile, according to the Institute of Geosciences, Energy, Water and Environment, intense rainfall will continue. Furthmore, Shkodra has also been added to the flood risk map.


 

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