The head of Rahovec speaks of Periscope after the floods: We'll address the government for compensation.

The head of Rahovec speaks of Periscope after the floods: We'll address the government for compensation.

Alarmed by floods from heavy rainfall was caused in the city of Rahovec in the last 24 hours. The mayor of this municipality, Smajl Latifi, in a statement to Periscope has shown how far they have managed to intervene and what damage has been caused. Fortunately, there is no [...]

Mayor Latifi has already stressed in which villages are affected by floods and in which sectors there is damage.

After midnight, until about an hour ago, the situation has been very serious. There's been flooding in Fort, Ratkovc, Xxe, Great Krusha, Sadnaq and so on. Now we're taking what we can from 12 o'clock in the night. Not the evacuation of families is necessary, but the damage to households, damage to businesses, damage to public infrastructure, in agriculture are great, Latifi told Periscope.

He has further indicated that the damage will be assessed and addressed to the Government of Kosovo for compensation.

Today we have called Emergency Staff. Minister of Local Power Elbert Krasniqi is here to see what we can do, what we can say. It will form several damage commissions, go to Government for compensation. And for other emergency actions to cope with the cost of great losses. He added.

In addition to Rahovez, the flooding affected Gjakova. The Director of Emergencys in Gjakova, Haxhi Sejdiu for Periscope, has indicated that 14 people have been evacuated and there are 35 locations in the intervention.

He has told me where they were most urgently exiled, including many villages. Sejdiu also announced the river level.

We have about 35 locations in intervention, but risk to life. There were, we evacuated 14 people. The most problematic is the black spot. Flood means. And the basements, the houses, while we have it at Shota Galica, are flooded by the Erenik River. The Crenna River has been high, but it has dropped by more than three feet. Even in nearby villages, in Rugova, Perdeana, Meya, and there's a problem on all sides, but it's one of the zero quotas we had yesterday, today we have the maximum quotas. In 24 hours we have a huge flood. Our pump teams are on the ground. Even from the Pristina Emergency Agency they're about to come. They just arrived. And the regional company of the Gjakova Aqua is also the one to intervene on the sewers that are blocked. ”, Sejdiu said.

Sejdiu was also asked about flooded cars, where he told where it happened and why.

It's the main road that goes to Gjakova, the exit to Pec, there's work, the sewer is working on those streets and there's been a severe decline. There's been some driving around like you're standing by, but no risk for life. The damage. )

Periscop has also addressed questions at the Hydrometeorological Institute about the rainfall and the generally created situation in the country, but so far we don't have any statements from them. /Missini Horseyard ) PERISCOP/

 

 

 

 

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