FLOOD DAY V / GOVERNMENT: THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL. RAMA: BERISHA MUST GO Shkodra, Lezha, Berat, Korça and Fier evacuate residents 400 residents are isolated in a military unit. Boat trade is booming. Preliminary damage is estimated at over 100 million euros. Topi phones Gyl. The first helicopters are coming from Turkey. NATO is silent Albania is floating in water. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, only the Shkodra area was being spoken about. But just one day later, because the rains are not stopping, the whole country is now under water. The damage cannot be calculated at this moment, while the emergency has pushed the entire government to boycott the warm offices in Tirana, putting on water boots and going out into the field. The alarming situation is also reflected in the figures below. The city and its surroundings are the most problematic. By yesterday noon... Continues on pages 2-9 (In the photo) the cities in blue have flood problems. The cities marked in yellow have traffic problems. The cities with a white circle also have traffic problems in addition to flooding

Exclusive / The Archbishop responds to the historian after the accusations against the Orthodox Church Anastasi: In 81 years of life, I have never heard such insults before By ANASTAS JANULLATOS I regret that, for the third time, I am compelled to refute Mr. Frashëri's persistent accusations. If it were only slander and insults directed at my person, I would not have answered any further. But what Mr. Frashëri supports seeks to cast doubt on the canonical nature and legality of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, a community that includes hundreds of thousands of believers. Moreover, his attack also extends to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Let us assume for a moment — taking it as a hypothesis — that his false and repeatedly stated theory, after 18 years, that the Archbishop is “illegal” has any value. Then all the bishops, priests... Continues on pages 14-15 Anastas Janullatos Kristo Frashëri

'Milosao' of the village of the correspondence of two geniuses Supplement

Yesterday in “La Gazetta del Mezzogiorno” By CARLO BOLLINO When, after 100 years, the history of these times is written, it will also tell the odyssey of a liberal anarchist with the seemingly francophone name, Julian Assange, ... Continues on page 20 Silence for Assange

Opinion of the Day By EDUARD ZALOSHNJA Anyone who has closely followed Sali Berisha's political career must have noticed how passionately he defends and pursues a policy... Continues on page 21 Politics and the Shkodra flood

FINDS VIOLATION Abuse, The World Bank penalizes the Albanian company On page 10

THE NEW REGULATION Hair salons and funerals, hazardous waste On page 18

FOR TWO YEARS Former Gërdec soldier sues the Defense Ministry, wants the money On page 11

THE ARGENTINE PICKS Golden Ball, Kuzhe and Altin Lala vote for Messi On page 22

THE PAGE IS BLOCKED [?] THE PAGE IS BLOCKED Wikileaks' Assange, towards negotiations for surrender On page 19