Heavy flooding in Albania from week-long torrential rains has resulted in the death of a 75-year-old woman in the southeastern part of the country, police said Saturday.

Police said the woman's body was found after water levels receded in the flooded Devoll municipality.

Her son had reported her missing and authorities believe she may have been swept away by strong currents.

The rainfall caused the Vjosa and Seman rivers to burst their banks and flood large tracts of agicultural land.

The Vjosa river runs through southern Albania while the Seman flows through the low-lying Myzeqeja plain.

AP production by Amer Cohadzic