On Friday (22 June 2018), Tirana was overwhelmed with a sudden and heavy rain. The main roads and intersections in Tirana were blocked by the accumulated water. Today, the National Library announced the state of emergency. The rain poured full of 12,000 material.
The first hours of June 23 saw the presence of water in the submerged floors of the storage spaces of the bilbliotekare collections. BK announced the state of emergency to handle and dry wet or partially wet materials. In this way full restoration will be achieved.
The Rare Values ??Fund and the Book Archive and Periodical English is not affected by rain.
The National Library will remain closed from June 25 to June 30.
