▁has ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁international ▁assistance ▁– ▁initi ating ▁aid ▁from ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁UN ICE F , ▁O CH A , ▁and ▁U ND P . ▁Add itional ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁snow ▁continues ▁to ▁make ▁water ▁levels ▁rise , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁ext rap ol ated ▁to ▁rise ▁through ▁the ▁spring ▁season . ▁ ▁D etailed ▁information ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁increasing ▁ra inf all , ▁the ▁Dr in ▁river ▁flow ▁has ▁been ▁rapidly ▁raising ▁which ▁has ▁augment ed ▁the ▁water ▁level ▁in ▁three ▁hydro elect ric ▁power ▁la kes ▁as ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁D REF ▁operation ▁( Intern ational ▁Federation ' s ▁Dis aster ▁Rel ief ▁Emer gency ▁Fund ). ▁Author ities ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁release ▁water ▁from ▁these ▁la kes ▁increasing ▁the ▁flo oding ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Sh k od ë r ▁and ▁Le zh ë ▁areas . ▁Some ▁initi atives ▁have ▁been ▁put ▁into ▁place ▁to ▁help ▁this ▁situation ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Society ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁which ▁plans ▁on ▁assist ing ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁families ▁with ▁necessary ▁basic ▁food ▁items ▁last ing ▁for ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁The ▁affected ▁areas ▁are ▁parts ▁of ▁North ▁western ▁Alban ia ▁with ▁one ▁primary ▁hit ▁zone ▁being ▁Sh k od ë r , ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁Tir ana ▁– ▁located ▁right ▁beneath ▁the ▁three ▁hydro elect ric ▁power ▁la kes ▁of ▁F ierz ë , ▁K oman ▁and ▁V au ▁i ▁De j ë s . ▁After ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁release ▁water