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GLIDE Record
(1479 of 6487)
Event:
FL Flood
Number:
2010-000248
Country:
ALB Albania
Location:
Shkodra and Lezha
Date (YMD):
2010-12-5
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Information Source:
IFRC
Comments:
Due to the heavy rainfalls in recent days in the northern part of Albania, the Drini river level has been increasing, which has consequently increased the water levels in three connected lakes near hydroelectric power plants. The authorities were obliged to open the emergency dam gates and release the water from the lakes into the Shkodra lake, which, together with heavy rainfalls, caused flooding in the prefectures of Shkodra and Lezha affecting more than 14,000 people.
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