"The country is 'drowning', Veliaj is 'crushing'", after 5 days from the storm "Ciaran", Albania "wears" rubber boots again

On November 3, exactly 5 days ago, our country was hit by the storm "Ciaran", where the damage was extremely large for citizens and businesses.

The heavy rains caused the Lana River to overflow its bed and block the traffic of vehicles. But, besides the stress caused by long traffic on rainy days in our Tirana, the worst comes from Lana.

A river with various wastes, unclean, the exit of which means "disease" for every citizen.

While it was technically expected that the government would take measures after a confrontation with a catastrophic disaster, today, November 8, we are presented with the same situation.

Bad weather with heavy rain has invaded the country this Wednesday morning, causing chaos in Tirana and beyond.

It only took a few minutes of rain for the streets of the capital to become almost impassable for both vehicles and people. Many neighborhoods in Tirana are under the invasion of water, due to the lack of drainage channels or non-functioning wells.

These situations have shown that the words of the mayor Erion Veliaj, that "Tirana has transformed" are not true at all, but just a facade.

This is because the Municipality of Tirana has taken care to make surface adjustments in the paving of sidewalks or road markings, but has forgotten the underground network, especially the sewerage, which are completely out of order.

As if this were not enough, the mayor publishes a post on social networks where it is stated that: 'We must avoid unnecessary movements'.

" Added CAUTION today with the new wave of rain! All teams are on the ground and doing their best to deal with the situation!

As last time, we will avoid unnecessary movements and cooperate with emergency workers! Watch out for the elderly and children and call 112 for any critical case! Strength ", writes Veliaj.

Meanwhile, today as it is a Wednesday, all the citizens are going to work, and the students are in school.

A miserable situation has been published by Tirana Municipal Council member Tedi Blushi, who says that a lady with special needs has been living flooded by water in Unit No. 9 for days.

" The criminal cynicism of the fire service of Tirana for the invalid in the wheelchair: We will "save" when the water kills you! A lady with special needs, Shpresa Spahiu, has been living under water for days.

This morning the situation in the garage on the ground floor where she lives in Unit No. 9 has worsened again, despite her calls for help to the Municipality of Tirana, which has abandoned her to the mercy of fate, putting her life in serious danger.

Today I was informed by her again that she has called the fire service for help several times to remove the water, but the answer she received is that we cannot intervene without the water going 5 meters into the house.

This is the "service" that Erion Veliaj's structures in the Municipality of Tirana offer today, especially to a lady in a wheelchair who lives alone: ​​We will "rescue" you when you are drowning!

This inhumane and criminal behavior, pure abuse of duty, deserves an hour ago the harshest reaction from justice, which unfortunately is silent and closes its eyes, becoming a party to these criminals in suits and collars."

The situation is also problematic in Durrës, where water covered the roads and sidewalks, making it difficult for pedestrians and vehicles to move, mainly in the area around the stadium, the beach, Plepa and the "Dajlani Bridge".

No problems have been reported in the port, however, the authorities have prohibited the navigation of small vessels and fishing vessels.

Vlora is one of the cities most affected by the floods that occurred this Wednesday morning.

Democratic MP Bujar Leskaj has posted on his Facebook page several VIDEOS showing the catastrophic situation that has arisen after the rain.

On the Skuraj-Burrel road axis, the road in the village of Shkopet was blocked by a massive fall of stones. The same situation in the Milot administrative unit, in Kurbin.

Problems with falling stones and inerts have been noted in other axes in the north of the country such as Bogë-Theth, Hani i Hotit-Tamarë, Dushaj-Lekbibaj, Kukës-Shishtavec, Bajram Curri-Valbonë, Vau Dejes-Pukë-Kukës, Skuraj- Sit down. Problems also in the area of ​​the Rock of Kavaja.

Power outages have been reported in Kukës, Tropoja, Shkodër and Fier.