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Albania hit by worst floods in almost half a century
The floodgates opened in spectactular fashion in Albania.
Authorities were forced to discharge water from three hydro electric power stations after danger levels were reached.
Rain and melting snow have caused the worst floods in Albania in almost half a century, with some 2500 homes having to be evactuated.
The EU and others have sent aid, but angry locals say help is taking time to get through.
The houses are all flooded, one man said. No aid has come from anyone, no-ones brought us anything. We were told to register, people have all fled to neighbouring villages.
The worst hit area is the Shkodra district, north of the capital Tirana. In Northern Croatia too, theres been widespread flooding after continuous rain since the beginning of the year.
An artificial lake in the Kosinj valley has overflowed and in some areas water levels were reported to be rising by eight centimetres an hour.
And to add to the misery, hailstorms hit the Dubrovnik region on Sunday.
Torrential rains bring heavy floods in Albania
In Albania, more than two-thousand houses and ten-thousand hectares of land are flooded after days of torrential rains.
The situation is the worst in central and southern parts of the country, where flood waters are raging through villages after several smaller rivers spilled over their banks.
Thousands of people have been evacuated.
Many countries in the region, including Italy and Greece have sent aid to Albania.
Meanwhile, Bosnia is also suffering from days of torrential rains. More rains are forecast in the coming days.
Albanian army rescuers and villagers pass by a convoy of trucks
pushed to the side of the road by flood water on the outskirts
of Bacallek, near the city of Shkodra, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010.
(AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)
Southeast Europe and Balkans | Albania
Over 2500 houses flooded in northern Albania
11 January 2010 | 07:52 | FOCUS News Agency
Tirana. Over 2500 houses were flooded in northern Albania, AFP reported, referring to the Albanian Interior Ministry. Flooding forced the evacuation of about 5000 people.
So far around 10 000 hectares of land are under water.
“The worst has already passed, but the situation remains critical,” president of the Albanian Parliament Jozefina Topalli said.
Several European countries sent their rescue teams to Albania to help local authorities to cope with floods in the town of Shkoder.
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Over 2500 houses flooded in northern Albania
11 January 2010 | 07:52 | FOCUS News Agency
Mijera shtepi nen uje, ja pamjet nga lart
10/01/2010 15:20
Shkodra po perjeton nje situate dramatike me permbytjet. Vershimi i Drinit vazhdon, ndonese me pak i vrullshem se ditet e kaluara.
Por deri kur ujerat e Drinit te terhiqen, pamja qe ofrohet nga qielli tregon situaten gati apokaliptike te permbytjeve.
Me mijera hektare toke te permbytura e mijera shtepi nen uje, shume prej te cilave tashme u duken vetem catite.
Pamjet e marra nga lart nga Top Channel tregojne se edhe ne kushte te veshtira disa prej banoreve nuk kane braktisur shtepite duke sfiduar ujerat dhe temperaturat e ulta. Ne fshatin Obot situata paraqitet edhe me dramatike me shtepi totalisht nen uje. Fshati eshte kthyer ne nje fshat fantazem.
Nderkohe ne qytetin e Shkodres, uji ka vershuar ne rrugen kryesore te lagjes Xhabi pasi pusetat nuk mund te shkarkojne ujin ne lume.
Mesohet se rreth 800 forca te ushtrise ndodhen prane banoreve te zonave te permbytura per tu ardhur ne ndihme atyre, megjithese vihet re nje permiresim i lehte i situates.
Les éléments se déchaînent en Albanie
En Albanie, pour éviter que les barrages ne cèdent, les autorités ont décidé douvrir les vannes pour faire retomber la pression exercée par le Drin, le plus grand fleuve du pays.
Pas de quoi rassurer les habitants du nord du pays dont les terres sont déjà sous les eaux. Les fortes précipitations, qui ont affecté la région cette semaine, ont provoqué linondation de plusieurs milliers dhectares. Quelque 5.000 personnes ont du être évacuées depuis jeudi. Des soldats supplémentaires sont arrivés ce dimanche dans les régions de Shkoder et Lezha pour venir en aide aux personnes encore bloquées.
Les maisons sont toutes inondées à 100% raconte cet homme. Personne nest venu nous aider, on nous a dit de nous inscrire mais tout le monde sest enfuit vers les villages des environs.
Le gouvernement albanais a demandé de laide aux pays de lOTAN.
Les éléments sacharnent également en Croatie où les pluies importantes de ce début dannée et la fonte des neiges ont créé beaucoup de problèmes dans certaines régions.
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