A partial state of alert has been declared in Etropole after heavy rain during the night. The three local rivers burst their banks, Etropole deputy mayor Stanka Dimitrova said for the BNR. A major bridge to the pump station which provides the..
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov will require all resigned regional governors to take urgent preventive measures against possible floods , the government press office announced. On this occasion, he spoke with the Chief of Defence and the..
The government is taking urgent measures to protect the population affected by the flooding in Berkovitsa, Montana region and in Vrachesh village near Botevrgad. No casualties have been reported. By order of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, the..
Part of the settlements in the Plovdiv region, which were affected by the floods after the heavy rains in the amount of nearly 200 l/sq.m, now have electricity supply . The water supply is gradually being restored. The clearing of sediments continues,..
The indiscriminate logging, and the branches pruned which are left to be carried away by the river when the high water comes are among the main causes of the flooding, engineer Dimitar Kuzmanov from Balcanica association commented for the BNR...
No casualties have been reported in the flooding after the torrential rain in several villages in the region of Karlovo, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports, citing Plovdiv regional governor Angel Stoev. Three houses and one shop have been..
The World Water Week (23 August- 1 September, 2022) started in Bulgaria… with tons of water falling from the heavens. A partial state of emergency was declared in the town of Karlovo over the torrential rain in the region which flooded a number of homes..
A 10-minute hailstorm hit Ruse at 5.50 AM this morning, with 17.5 litres of precipitation per square metre. There was a strong wind reaching 50 kms per hour. All boulevards and underpasses were flooded. Traffic was impeded by fallen branches..
The municipalities of Garmen, Simitli, Petrich and Blagoevgrad have declared a state of emergency due to torrential rains. There are no injured or distressed people, but the damage is huge. The mayor of Garmen has requested urgent state aid because the..
Due to the torrential rain that flooded several streets in the lower part of the town of Kotel (Eastern Bulgaria) this morning, the municipality is introducing a partial state of emergency . In just one hour, the rainfall was nearly 60 liters per square..
