Snow Chains Needed to Travel on Northern Albania

Albania has been affected by low temperatures during the last few days, while on Sunday in some areas road blockages were reported as a result of snowfall. 

Based on the information from the field, the current situation in Kukës is normal, after the intervention of the authorities, the national roads are passable. 

From the contracting entities, work continued throughout the day for cleaning, salting and functional maintenance of all national road axes. 

Also, the rural roads in the administration are passable with chains, except for the roads of Nj. Ad Arrën, Zapod and Kalis, in which work has been done to unblock them. 

The work continues to open the roads that connect the villages with the Administrative Unit in those areas where they have been blocked. 

Electricity supply is missing in Nj. Ad Shishtavec, Topojan, Zapod, Surroj and Arrë Municipality of Kukës, while the supply of drinking water is normal.