No Bulgarians were injured after a freight train transporting ammonia in Serbia derailed causing a leak, Deputy Minister of Transport Krasimir Papukchiiski has told BNT.
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry recommends avoiding visits to Pirot in the next few days, where a state of emergency has been declared. Bulgarian citizens who need assistance can contact the Consulate General in Nis as the phone number is 00381668408062.
The company "Serbia Cargo" announced that a freight train, which runs daily on the Nis-Dimitrovgrad section of the rail and transports raw materials from Bulgaria to Prahovo and Sabac, derailed. AFP informs that chemical materials from Bulgaria were transported. A Serbian team of train drivers replaced the Bulgarian team at the Dragoman-Tsaribrod border checkpoint and the train was in perfect technical condition, it was reported. Three of the ammonia tanks overturned in the accident. A serious leak occurred in one of them that fell into the Nishava River, Papukchiiski summarized.
A campaign against street violence named Stand Up will be held today and tomorrow under the dome of Sofia's Largo, said the Regional History Museum – Sofia. It turns out that over 80% of women worldwide have experienced some form of street..
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On Friday, cloudy weather will prevail over the country. The wind will be oriented from the northwest, will strengthen and in the Danube Plain its speed will reach 10-15 m/s. With it, cold air will invade the country and temperatures will drop and by..
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Shopping malls in Sofia and across the country will increase the number of security guards where needed. Additional panic buttons are also to be put in..
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