TIRANA, January 6 /ATA/ In the municipality of Lezha, 1,000 hectares of land are under water due to floods caused by downpour rain, while in the municipality of Kurbin, 1,500 hectares are under water and about 100 houses are isolated from the water.
Prefect Taulant Malshi said that they have identified a family that should be evacuated in Ishull Lezha.
In the municipality of Mirdita, the movement of cars came on halt from Zog Bridge to Rubik.
The prefect told ATA today that the rainfall brought about various problems to Lezha municipality. Thus, there has been water in the courtyards of four schools, while in two schools “Mother Teresa” and “Kosova” the fire brigade intervened and the water was removed with pumps.
All the relevant teams and forces of the local municipal units and deputy mayors, the director of Agriculture, the Regional Directorate of Irrigation and Drainage with the necessary tools, the Directorate of Services, the EC Directorate and the Municipal Police are on the ground.
The pumping stations are working at full capacity, but due to the heavy rainfall for 4 days, the quotas in the collectors are high and there is a surface under water. /k.s/j.p/p.s./
