140 families flooded in Shkoder
15/03/2013 00:00
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The Emergency Headquarters established in Shkoder announces that the
“Vau i Dejes” water discharges have reached 2400 cubic meters per
second.
As result, 200 hectares of land were flooded in Shkoder, with water reaching 60 residential homes.
The Ana e Malit commune has 1800 flooded hectares, with 61 houses isolated in Obot. The Gorrica village has 11 isolated houses. The Guri i Zi has 800 hectares of flooded land, isolating 20 houses in Rrenc and 20 houses in Kasape. Berdice commune has 500 hectares of flooded land, with 55 isolated houses. There are in total 4900 hectares of flooded land with 315 of isolated houses, and 30 completely flooded homes.
There are power supply problems in Bardhaj and Postribe. 140 families have been evacuated: 20 in Ajasem, 55 in Berdica, 20 in Bacallek, 45 in Kuc. The rains have currently stopped and the Vau i Dejes is discharging less water for the moment.
Ministry: Floods in a small level
The Interior Ministry declared that the floods are withdrawing in Shkoder, while the situation in Trush is still problematic.
Minister Flamur Noka and the head of Civil Emergencies are meeting with the local authorities.
Water reached a critical level in the rivers of Drin and Mat, near Lezha.
The Drainage Directory says that there have been problems in Shengjin, while Mat and Fan i Vogel Rivers endangering a power station in Mirdita.
Meanwhile, Vjosa has flooded 15 houses in Novosela and the situation is getting worse.
There are 1500 flooded hectares in Novosela, and the commune leaders say that the Poro and Bishan villages have large areas under water.
Another problem are the dams and embankments in Fier, where Vjosa has flooded 300 hectares in Kute, Cakran and Frakull. An entire neighbourhood in Kashishta village is under great risk, since they are situated near the river.
The Fier aqueduct is out of order for the moment.
The last floods near Vjose river took place in 2010, with hundreds of damaged houses and hundreds of hectares in agricultural land.
There’s a bad situation in Lezhe too, with the Mat River.
The Elbasan Gramsh national road has been blocked by the Devoll River. The water has covered the Shushica bridge up to 70 centimeters, blocking this way even heavy vehicles.
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