▁from ▁the ▁d ikes , ▁the ▁water ▁flow ▁grew ▁to ▁ ▁while ▁the ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁is ▁only ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁Alban ian ▁government ▁declared ▁it ▁a ▁" natural ▁dis aster " ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁the ▁flo oding ▁disp la ced ▁thousands ▁of ▁people . ▁The ▁Sh k od ë r ▁District ▁reached ▁a ▁critical ▁situation ▁as ▁the ▁water ▁level ▁on ▁main ▁roads ▁entering ▁into ▁the ▁region ▁reached ▁one ▁meter ▁and ▁reached ▁two ▁meters ▁inside ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁B erd ices . ▁The ▁overflow ▁of ▁water ▁al ien ated ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁national ▁road ▁access ▁and ▁cut ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁Alban ian ▁government ▁has ▁used ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁police ▁forces ▁to ▁help ▁remove ▁residents ▁using ▁boats ▁and ▁military ▁vehicles . ▁The ▁Emer gency ▁Commission ▁at ▁Sh k od ë r ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁reported ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁ev acu ations ▁to ▁ 3 , 5 7 2 ▁persons ▁with ▁ 9 8 % ▁being ▁accommod ated ▁by ▁relatives . ▁The ▁government ▁claimed ▁that ▁another ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁– ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated ▁as ▁more ▁bad ▁weather ▁was ▁predicted ▁for ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁A id ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁immediate ▁relief , ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁government ▁declared ▁a ▁" state ▁of ▁civil ▁emer gency " ▁and ▁founded ▁an ▁Inter - minister ial ▁Committee . ▁Organ izations ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁such