Albania – Evacuations and Rescues After Torrential Rain Causes Flooding – FloodList

Floods in Albania, December 2017. Photo: Ministry of Interior, Albania

Flood Summary

Last updated: December 6, 2017

Event

Albania, November to December 2017

Locations

A – Kashar
B – Marikaj
C – Laknas
D – Fushë-Krujë
E – Bardhaj

Magnitude

Rainfall level

63.1 mm in 24 hours
Shkodra – November 30 to December 1, 2017

Rainfall level

126 mm in 24 hours
Kukes – November 30 to December 1, 2017

Rainfall level

121 mm in 24 hours
Tirana-la Praka – November 30 to December 1, 2017

Rainfall level

146 mm in 24 hours
Gjirokastra – November 30 to December 1, 2017

Rainfall level

61 mm in 24 hours
Peshkopi – November 30 to December 1, 2017

Damages

Fatalities

1 person
Tirana – November 30 to December 1, 2017
Local media report a man was electrocuted in flood water in Tirana

Evacuated

4000 people
Albania – November 30 to December 4, 2017
Estimated figure. Ministry of Interior reported 716 families evacuated, as of 04 December.

Rescued

1,552
Albania – December 1 to December 1, 2017
100 people were rescued from a flooded shopping centre in Kashar, Tirana County

Damaged buildings

4,715
Albania – December 1 to December 6, 2017

Damaged bridges

78 bridges
December 1 to December 6, 2017

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