Heavy rainfall since Monday has also affected several places in Albania. The most affected currently remains Durrës. The water level in this coastal city has reached 50 centimeters. As a result, classes have been suspended in most schools. According to the Local Education Office in Durrës, parents and teachers have been notified to avoid movement until the situation calms down.
Currently, 8 families are being evacuated due to flooding of their homes, 3 of which are from Shijak, Top-Channel reports.
Water after heavy rainfall has also penetrated the Durrës prison. Albanian media report that the entire first floor of the Durrës prison is under water and detainees have been moved to the upper floors.
Heavy rains in Albania and bad weather have also affected the hotel in Spille. This came as a result of the main canal that was built this year. It is reported that this is the first time it has happened in this area.
The situation is also worsening on the Durrës-Tirana highway. Several vehicles have been stopped due to the high presence of water in some segments of this road axis. Several national axes also remain problematic, specifically the roads Kukës–Shishtavec, Kukës–Bushtricë, Kukës–Qafë Mali, Kukës–Krumë–Kam–Tropojë, Tropojë–Qafë Morinë, Bajram Curri–Valbonë as well as the Tropojë–Fierzë–Qafë Mali axis, where there is the presence of water and partial damage to the road.
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The flood situation in Albania continues to remain critical.
Even in Tirana, heavy rainfall and the flooding of roads have led to heavy traffic.
The situation is also problematic in Spitallë, Nishtulla and the former Kënetë (New Durrës). Roads remain almost impassable in many neighborhoods of the city.
The Lezha region continues to be affected by heavy rainfall, with 96 mm of rain falling in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Military Meteorological Station. The situation has caused the levels of the Drin and Mat rivers to rise, as well as flooding of lands and yards in some areas.
Meanwhile, many rural roads in the three municipalities of the Kukes Region have been damaged as a result of streams overflowing their banks, temporarily isolating some areas.
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Albania continues to face flooding problems
High-intensity rainfall has also begun in Fier this morning, accompanied by windstorms, but so far there are no reports of flooding or damage caused by the bad weather.
Due to heavy rain, the ceremony of throwing the Cross into the Adriatic Sea has also been canceled for the first time in two decades. At 10:30, after the Blessing of the Water in the church, it was planned that the Archbishop would perform the process of throwing the Cross into the Adriatic Sea at the port, but due to the weather, this process will not take place.
