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Five families evacuated, while several areas face power outage and roads blocked during bad weather

TIRANA, November 18/ATA/ The bad weather of heavy rain has created problems in several areas of the country.

The National Civil Protection Agency reported that a family of five members was evacuated by Armed Forces teams in the village of Dukagjin i Ri, Thumanë municipal unit because their home was flooded.

In Zejmen municipal unit, as a result of the flooding of the Prulli and Pllana streams, four homes were flooded and the local residents have been temporarily accommodated by local authorities.

In Durrës region, there is work on the ground to eliminate the consequences of the rainfall in Sukth, Katund i Ri and Ishëm municipal units.

While in Kukës and Shkodra regions, inert materials have fallen along several roads and contractor companies are working to clear them.

Meanwhile, OSHEE electric utility teams are working to restore power in several villages of Rubik, Kukës, Tropoja, Gjirokastra and Korça. /k.s/r.e/p.s./

 

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