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Bad weather in Pogradec, bridge over Vërdova River is damaged

TIRANA, November 21/ATA/ The heavy rain has caused flooding in the municipality of Pogradec.

The municipality of Pogradec wrote in a post in the social media that the relevant teams worked all night by the Vërdova and Buçimas rivers to keep the situation under control and prevent further deterioration.

According to the municipality, there have been identified several emergency situations while the teams on the ground have worked to remove water from several homes in the Rëmenj and Guras areas.

As a result of the numerous floods, the bridge over the Vërdova River has been damaged and water has penetrated into one apartment, while there is an ongoing cleaning process.

Meanwhile, there have been landslides in Çerava, Dardhas and Proptisht, where work is continuing to clean up and normalize traffic.

The municipality also stated that fortunately, there were no injuries.

The teams are on the ground and are ready to intervene for any call from residents. /k.s/j.p/p.s./

 

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