Rain and snow are warned throughout the country, as is the situation on the ground according to the Ministry of Defense

2023-01-22 12:42:32Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Rain and snow are warned throughout the country, as is the situation on the

The Ministry of Defense has taken stock of the situation in the country, while it is warned of rain today and tomorrow.

It is also learned that the minimum temperatures will go to -3 degrees, while after the 24th the weather is predicted to be clear and cloudy.

MINISTRY'S ANNOUNCEMENT
Today and tomorrow we will continue with rain all over the country. In the districts of Kukes, Shkoder, Diber, Korce and Gjirokaster, we will have snowfall with low and medium intensity. Minimum temperatures will reach -3 degrees. After the 24th, the weather is forecast to be clear and alternating cloudy skies.
From the reports at the National Operational Center for Civil Emergencies, the situation today appears calmer compared to the days we left behind.
Even today, the river levels are below the critical level, not posing a risk of flooding in most of them.
The quotas of the Drin river at the peak in Lezhe is at the level of 0.7 m from 2 m, which is the critical level.
In Shkoder, the Bahcallek bridge hydrometer marks the quota of 6.1 m from the 7.5 m critical
level. The lake level in the Bune bridge hydrometer marks the quota of 8.25 m from the 8.7 m critical level.
The numbers compared to yesterday are down.
The discharges from the Drin Cascade today are 300M3/S.
At the Ura e Fanit Hydropower Plant, discharges continue at 80 m3/s, while at the Shkopet hydropower plant, discharges continue at 220 m3/s
. The functionality of the hydrovores continues without interruption, which are working at full capacity and do not pose a problem for flooding.
In terms of energy supply, there are problems only in some rural areas of Elbasan, Berat, Kukes and Shkoder counties.

OSHEE structures are working in the field without interruption to restore electricity in time.
Drinking water supply continues normally throughout the country.

The problems in the districts as a result of the weather conditions are:
In the district of Shkodra, the flooded surface is 1220 ha, where 1200 ha are in the administrative unit Ana e Mali and 20 ha in the administrative unit Dajc.
In the district of Lezhe, the water has begun to recede from the flooded areas, bringing the flooded surface to 530 ha from the 770 ha that was yesterday, in the former Gjonem marsh 200 ha, in the Balldren administrative unit 180 ha and in the Zejmen unit 150 ha.
Regarding the road infrastructure, traffic continues normally on all national roads. There is a presence of snow in most of them, for which the contracting companies are working on their cleaning and salting with the aim of the normal continuation of road traffic.
The Boge-Theth axis continues to be blocked by snow avalanches, this intervention is impossible.
The road of Oboti continues with the presence of water even today with a level of 60 cm, for which a high-passage vehicle of the FA is ready to enable transport on that road.
Also, the Arbri road was blocked yesterday as a result of non-stop snowfall, today traffic continues normally.
There have also been falls of inerts and stones on national and rural roads for which local structures and contracting firms have intervened in time to clean them up.
The bridge in Bardhaj village of Shkoder municipality, the Gjinajve bridge in Vig-Mnele administrative unit of Vau-Dejes municipality, the bridge connecting the village of Kolsh and Malesia neighborhood in Lezhe municipality and the bridge in the place called Koder Mulliri in this municipality were damaged.
For the management of any type of situation, the commitment and readiness of all operational structures and local directorates follows.
So far, 50 military forces with 7 high mobility vehicles and other vehicles have been engaged at the central level.
Humanitarian support has been provided with 700 food packages, 900 blankets and 10 umbrellas for all the municipalities of Diber district.
The National Agency of Civil Protection will continue the monitoring, coordination and engagement to ensure the timely response and the necessary support for the local government.
Taking the trigger from an event of yesterday where 5 vehicles with local tourists remained stranded in Tomorr, which were taken care of by the state police and the fire brigade, to avoid trips for tourist purposes in areas where there is a presence of snow, avoid crossing the roads with the presence of water, respect the traffic rules, drive with winter tires and chains according to the recommendations of the road traffic structures and notify the local and operational structures in any case of need.

 


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