RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 5 : Albania - Flood

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Situation Update No. 5 Posted:2010-01-04, 08:21:26 [UTC] Ref.no.: FL-20100104-24428-ALB Situation Update No. 5 On 2010-01-09 at 04:58:12 [UTC] Event: Flood Location: Albania Region of Shkodra Number of Evacuated: 3572 person(s) Situation: Report by UN OCHA: - Floods in Albania have led to the evacuation of 3,752 persons. - The Government of Albania has declared a 'status of civil emergency' and appealed for international assistance, asking for boats and helicopters; water pumps and generators; fuel; food; and medicine. - The EU Monitoring & Information Centre (EU-MIC) has dispatched a team, joined by a member of the UN Disaster Assessment & Coordination (UNDAC) team to help assess the situation. 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