Flooding situation in Albania expected to deteriorate in the coming hours: CE head
“According to forecasts from the Institute of Geosciences, the situation caused by rainfall is expected to be worse than in 2015.”
This was the comment that Director of Civil Emergencies Shemsi Prençi made in a statement for SCAN, while adding that during the afternoon denser rainfall is expected in the afternoon.
Prenci urged the citizens to avoid traveling with their means for purposes other than emergency cases.
“According to forecasts from the Institute of Geosciences, the situation is expected to be worse than in 2015.
“During the afternoon, high-intensity rainfall is expected. Citizens have to avoid traveling with their means for purposes other than emergency cases,” Prençi said.
On the other hand, Prençi emphasized the aggravation of the situation and the flooding of rivers from their beds.
“The flooding of the rivers Vjosa, Seman and Shkumbin is expected,” said the Head of Civil Emergencies.
During this statement, Premci stressed that around 39 families were evacuated as a result of the situation created last night, as well as many people traveling with their vehicles or who were inside their businesses.
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