RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Albania - Flood

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2010-01-04, 08:21:26 [UTC] Ref.no.: FL-20100104-24428-ALB Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-01-07 at 19:45:27 [UTC] Event: Flood Location: Albania Region of Shkodra Number of Evacuated: 2100 person(s) Situation: Hundreds of families have been evacuated as melting snow exacerbated flooding in northern Albania, local media reported Thursday. After days of heavy rains and melting snow, nearly 5,000 hectares of land and seven villages have been flooded, while 527 families were evacuated from Shkoder region. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Wednesday called the situation "a potential catastrophe" and ordered an evacuation. Many families refused to evacuate, fearing they would lose their cattle - the main source of income in rural areas. The Albanian Power Company has opened the gates of three major dams on the Drin River in Shkoder area, raising the water level in the Fierza lake two metres above critical point. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu