▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁North western ▁regions ▁of ▁Sh k od ë r , ▁Le zh ë ▁and ▁D urr ë s ▁were ▁in und ated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁increased ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁higher ▁temper atures ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁De for est ation ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁a ▁primary ▁cause ▁for ▁the ▁increased ▁amount ▁of ▁ground water ▁in ▁the ▁low lands . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁North western ▁regions ▁of ▁Sh k od ë r ▁and ▁Le zh ë ▁were ▁in und ated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁increased ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁higher ▁temper atures ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁Flo oding ▁nearly ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁houses ▁and ▁ev acu ating ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 3 0 0 ▁residents ▁( as ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Office ▁for ▁the ▁Co ord ination ▁of ▁Human itar ian ▁Affairs ), ▁the ▁flo od ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁sust ained ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁water ▁supply , ▁roads , ▁brid ges , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁agr arian ▁land . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁in ▁flo od - inf ested ▁areas ▁refused ▁to ▁abandon ▁resid ences ▁and ▁liv est ock , ▁forcing ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁by ▁enfor cing ▁ev acu ation . ▁The ▁Alban ian ▁government