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Overview

Green flood alert in Albania Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:00 +0000
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis

See also experimental flood monitoring system for Albania

Analysis: January 11, 2010: Much of eastern Europe is experiencing some of its worst flooding in decades. In Albania, a combination of heavy snow followed by equally heavy rain has caused rivers to burst their banks.The authorities have been forced to discharge wat...

The flood started on 1/4/2010 and ended on 1/13/2010, with a duration of 10 days. This flood has severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).

The main cause is Heavy Rain.

The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.

• alert score: 1
• magnitude: 5.1
• duration: 10
• severity: 2
• affected region: 7601 km²

Impact

Reports indicate that person(s) have been killed and 1500 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 7601 km².

Location

For the following locations damage has been reported: Northwest Albania, central Croatia, parts of Bosnia

The approximate geographic location of this flood is -30.95 latitude and 149.06 longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.

Rivers in flood:

Maps (around approximate geographic location)

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