TIRANA, November 7/ATA/-The national roads in Kukës region are passable despite heavy rainfall in Albania’s North-Eastern area during the recent days.
Head of the Civil Emergency Office at Kukës Prefecture Xhemali Onuzi told ATA that, “There has been rain at moderate intensity in the territory of Kukës during all night long. The situation in the 3 municipalities was normal; we do not have emergency situations except in Tropoja municipality. There a road segment connecting Markaj village with Tetaj village, Lekbibaj administrative unit was blocked”.
The prefecture has sent help to Tropoja municipality to unblock the road,” said Onuzi.
Onuzi added that, “The national roads in Kukës region are passable, while contracting firms that maintain these roads are working to keep them clean and remove inert material on the road”.
But, said he, the Zapod-Shishtavec Bridge road remains problematic.
“Employees were sent from Shishtavec administrative unit to maintain this road segment passable. We do not have emergency situations until now, “said Onuzi.
During the last two days, in Kukes region there has been heavy rainfall up to 24.4 millimeters./k.s/p.s./
