TIRANA, Jan. 8/ATA/- To cope with the situation worsened by the heavy rain, the Civil Defense Agency has set up headquarters in every prefecture and municipality, while the Armed Forces are on standby and on the ground to help cope with this situation, the Albania’s Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi said on Friday.
“Currently lands have been flooded in Shkodra and Lezha. The Armed Forces carried out several evacuation operations. There are no families at risk. In Shkodra 2270 ha of land flooded. The Armed Forces have transported 100 people today. HPPs are operating at full capacity. In Lezha there are 2500 ha of flooded land and 2 families have been evacuated. The on-site teams made interventions in improvement of river embankment,” Peleshi said.
“The Armed Forces at the highest level of readiness have doubled. There are 261 specialized forces in all regions of the country and 1123 other forces available to seven municipalities. 1153 forces have been engaged on the ground,” he added. //a.i/
