The Albanian Institute of Geosciences has warned of intense rains and possible flooding over the next few days.
From January 6 to 11, they said to expect heavy rain that could bring dangerous levels of inflow to rivers such as the Drin-Buna, Mat, Ishem, Erzen, Shkumbin, Seman, and Vjosas. As a result, floods could be caused by the Drin-Buna River and Lake Shkodra once the rivers reach their maximum inflow level around January 12.
As for the Seman and Vjosa river, the Institute said there could be smaller floods with a lower risk of damage.
“The degree of risk from river floods will also depend on the amount of snow melting as a result of rising temperatures. Urban floods and landslides can also occur in almost all counties,” the institute warned.
