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Minister Peleshi hosts the USA Ambassador in Tirana, Yuri Kim

: Published: Monday, 11 January 2021 10:10

The outstanding relations between Albanian and USA Defence were once more confirmed in the meeting Niko Peleshi had with the American ambassador in our country, Yuri Kim.

Minister Peleshi and Ambassador Kim talked about consolidating and advancing major mutual projects and strengthening the strategic partnership in the field of Defense and Security.

AAF immediate intervention reconstructing Kalivaçi Bridge in Lezha collapsed from floods

: Published: Sunday, 10 January 2021 15:56

The Engineering Troops of Support Command started rebuilding Kalivaçi bridge of Lezha. The bridge collapsed due to heavy inflows in the last days isolating around 1500 inhabitants of villages: Kalivaç, Ungrej, Kashnjet, Vig e Kastër.

Right after filling the damaged side, AF engineers are going to assemble a bailey bridge. It will be 21 m long and among that it is frequented by the students of 5, 9-year schools in the region.

Armed Forces deployed to copy with the floods

: Published: Sunday, 10 January 2021 15:49

The situation in Eastern and Central Albania is normalizing and there are improvments in Lezha. Shkodra is under constant observation by both local and central structures. The Armed Forces are enabling the movement of residents from flooded areas. The Armed Force is transporting food parcels from the State Reserves to the affected areas.

All hydropower plants in the regions of Shkodra, Lezha and Durrës operate at full capacity. There aren’t any evacuated families in Shkodra, even though 4080 ha of land have been flooded.

Defence Minister inspected the flooded areas: Increased military readiness, everything is under control

: Published: Saturday, 09 January 2021 14:01

Defence Minister Niko Peleshi early this morning inspected the flooded areas in Shkoder and Lezhe. In Kallmet, Lezhw, he underlined that the situation was now improved in the last 24 hours.. This was the result of the water level diminishing, one of the reasons was the good performance from all the responsible institutions in recent years.

“The withdrawal of water and this improvement of the situation comes from the well done job in recent years, the cleaning of irrigation and drainage canals. The rapid withdrawal of water as soon as the rainfall stopped, shows that the investments are functional. I want to greet the local Government, the Municipality, the Mayor for they good work." , - said Minister Peleshi.

Floods, AF doubles the capacities to assist the residents

: Published: Friday, 08 January 2021 12:18

The Ministry of Defense and the National Agency of Civil Emergencies are closely monitoring the situation created by the recent rains.
At the request of Shkodra Municipality, Forces of the First Infantry Battalion are available to any transportation and evacuation needed in Obot village of the administrative unit of “Ana e Malit”. Currently, there are some partly floods in Kuç village, while the inflows of Kir and Gjader river have been increased. In the surface of certain lands, the water level goes up to 30 cm.