Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in Albania

September 30, 2002

On September 30 (Mon), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance (20 tents, 4,065 blankets, 10 water purifiers, 12 electric power generators and 12 reels of electric cord, valued at roughly 14 million yen), to the Republic of Albania, which has sustained damage from recent floods.
Torrential rain fell in Albania from the latter half of the third week in September and caused damage in wide areas of the country including the capital, Tirana, leaving about 80,000 evacuees stranded. At present, the Government of Albania has declared a state of emergency in the northern part of the country, and is launching recovery work.
In response to a request from the Government of Albania, the Government of Japan has decided to extend this emergency assistance to the flood victims from a humanitarian standpoint, in view of the friendly relations between Japan and Albania.

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