▁as ▁the ▁UN ▁Office ▁for ▁the ▁Co ord ination ▁of ▁Human itar ian ▁Affairs ▁( O CH A ), ▁the ▁UN ▁Children ' s ▁Fund ▁( UN ICE F ) ▁and ▁the ▁UN ▁Development ▁Program ▁( UND P ) ▁have ▁supported ▁affected ▁families ▁with ▁gr ants ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁other ▁basic ▁needs . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Euro - At l antic ▁Dis aster ▁Response ▁Co ord ination ▁Center ▁( E AD R CC ), ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁presents ▁dis aster ▁requests ▁and ▁updates , ▁Alban ia ▁officially ▁requested ▁for ▁assistance ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁country ▁requested ▁for ▁transport ation ▁boats ▁for ▁shall ow ▁water , ▁transport ▁hel ic op ters , ▁high ▁capacity ▁water ▁p umps , ▁mobile ▁power ▁gener ators , ▁fuel , ▁food , ▁and ▁medicine ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Later ▁reports ▁throughout ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁January ▁that ▁reve al ▁where ▁don ations ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁and ▁the ▁quantity ▁of ▁each . ▁In ▁efforts ▁to ▁control ▁future ▁damage , ▁British ▁engine ers ▁ad vised ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Government ▁to ▁control ▁its ▁North ▁West ▁rivers ' ▁flow ▁by ▁d red ging ▁out ▁the ▁s ilt ▁and ▁other ▁cont amin ants ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁flo od . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁major ▁organiz ational ▁relief , ▁around ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁individuals ▁from ▁the ▁army , ▁police , ▁fire ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁other ▁state ▁depart ments ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁people