Director: 100 homes damaged by flood in Gjakova

He claimed that heavy rainfall has been in the city, including public objects such as schools and Family Medicine Centres.

The house is so far reported to the Emergency Center, but we also have the custody of fire departments about 100 but we know there are hundreds of others who haven't been reported and made their way into basement houses. It means heavy rainfall has been in town and peripheral, and we've had the Saturday morning rising maximum water level in the city of”, he said.

Sejdiu also announced that nine families with about 80 members have been evacuated and rescued from floods.

I'm informing you that we've had problems with residents near the river there we have intervennu and we've taken the first nine families with about 80 members out, we've offered you temporary residence at the Gjakova Airport. The Ministry of Defence has offered us residence for these residents, but they have refused, wanted to go to their relatives”, he said on the “Dataari” show in Tvve1.

The emergency director stressed that they have provided financial support to the residents, but have also distributed food packages and clothing.

The mayor has offered them financial tools to pay off their duties if they rent residences during this time until next year because it's building social residence objects it's only building and promising them support... Social Management officials near the Health Directorate have helped with several food packages, and clothing those residents is the first aid, continuing to remove water in facilities other than owners who remove themselves to facilities such as schools, ambulances are working”, he added.

As for compensation for the damage, Sejdiu says once they collect the reports on the ground, they will be followed by the relevant ministries.

“The agriculture minister has given a deadline in November to complete the damages caused, although agriculture has damage, although we are in late stages, but not to a large extent the most damaged one is the household”, he added.

Meanwhile, Sejdiu said the municipality has no reserve fund for disaster damage.

“Comuna has no separate reserves for any damage except the Government means each part of the budget with projects it sets out in the budget of the year that I don't have the knowledge that the budget has to budget for these damages”, he added.