The Ministry of Infrastructure announced that there are problems on some roads in Kosovo due to heavy rain. Meanwhile, the Emergency Management Agency provided further details about the roads that have been flooded after the rain. A segment of the Ferizaj-Pristina national road was closed to traffic for a certain time on January 10 due to high water on the road, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Kosovo Police said.
Kosovo Police said that the segment passing through the village of Llapnasella, the segment from the "Prishtina Mall" district towards Pristina and the segment from the "Marigona" district towards Ferizaj, has been completely closed to vehicle traffic, "for a certain time."
“This action has been taken as a necessary measure for the protection and safety of citizens and the prevention of traffic risks,” the Kosovo Police said in a statement. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, this segment will be opened for traffic within the day. It indicated that there is also water accumulation in the underpass in Mazgit, in the direction of the highway, “as a result of the blockage of the atmospheric channel,” adding that work is being done to unblock the road. The Ministry of Infrastructure said that there is a landslide on the “Ibrahim Rugova” highway. In Sllatine, on the Fushë Kosovë -Gjurgjicë road, according to the statement, there is also water accumulation on the road. “On the Zhur–Dragash road, we have movement of the road structure. The relevant signaling has been installed and currently traffic is taking place in one lane,” the statement said.
The ministry asked citizens to avoid these roads until the problems are completely resolved. The Emergency Management Agency said the situation is stable and manageable. The agency reported flooding on two roads in Pristina, in the village of Smallush in Lipani, and flooding on the Shtime-Reçak road in Gracanija near a shopping center.
In Mitrovica, a family was evacuated, while there were interventions in other parts of Kosovo as a result of the accumulation of water. On the morning of January 10, Kosovo faced rainfall, while the Meteorological Institute of Kosovo has predicted that later in the day, with the decrease in temperatures, there will also be snowfall. In recent days, due to rainfall, some areas in Kosovo faced floods that caused damage to private properties and road infrastructure. Also, due to the floods, some areas have had problems with electricity and drinking water supply, while the Ministry of Education has decided to postpone the resumption of the school year after the winter break to January 12.
