Heavy rainfall and storms in Albania, but thankfully the situation under control

Heavy rainfall and storms in Albania, but thankfully the situation under control
The situation after the storm in center Tirana 
 Heavy rains the night before in most of Albania and Saturday morning have caused problems on some of the national roads, but the measures taken in time have made all axes accessible and in full functionality.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy informed about the general situation of road, sea, and air transport.

Heavy rainfall and storms in Albania, but thankfully the situation under control
Storm in Tirana 
"Heavy rain has crossed all the country last night, but without creating serious problems on national roads. There have been falling rocks, or broken tree branches, which have been cleared immediately by maintenance companies. On all national roads, the traffic continues normally. The working groups are on the ground keeping the situation under control", it is said in the announcement of the Ministry of Infrastructure.

Heavy rainfall and storms in Albania, but thankfully the situation under control
Worker of Tirana Municipality collecting tree branches that fell after a storm in Tirana
Regarding the situation in the country's ports, MEI reports that there were no floods or other damage. In the Port of Durrës, the ferries have arrived on time, while the departure from Durrës to Bari was made with about 7 hours delay due to the strong wind and the strong sea of 7 Beaufort scale. In the native terminal and the container terminal, there are no problems with the processing of ships, but there was a temporary suspension of processing in the Western Terminal

Heavy rainfall and storms in Albania, but thankfully the situation under control

In the Port of Vlora, due to the strong wind and the turbulent sea, the line ferries did not depart yesterday, while today the situation is normalized and the ferry movement will resume. According to MEI, even in the Port of Saranda, the situation has been under control and without major problems.

The normal situation is also presented at the "Mother Teresa" Airport. The MEI notice states that there were no floods or ground situations that could affect the operation of the airport. While a plane aiming Skopje, due to bad weather there has landed at Tirana Airport, as an alternative airport.
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