TIRANA, Aug 31 – A summer storm on the Ionian and Adriatic coast on Sunday caught tourists unprepared and also destroyed several beach-side facilities close to the city of Vlora. It also threatened to sink a yacht with a top politician on board.
The storm engulfed the Vlora area causing damage to some tourist resorts in the nearby area. In the city of Orikum itself, several beach bars and a club built on the beach were destroyed by the storm surge. It was also strongly felt along the Durres beach.
The yacht which had three Italian tourists and Albanian Democratic lawmaker Tritan Shehu on board was caught in the storm off the coast of Karaburun, outside Vlora’s bay.
The Albanian coastguard intervened, towing the small vessel to safety in the nearby Orikum Marina and Yacht club.
The storm also threatened thousands of Albanian migrants who now return to their resident European countries, usually Italy, by ferries.
Albania coast hit by summer storm
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