Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Czech tourist dies in Rila Mountain

Photo: BGNES

 A twenty nine-year-old female tourist died near the Rila Monastery after a huge beech tree fell on her tent, the fire department in the town of Rila told the Bulgarian National Radio. Another person was wounded. Tourists called 112 before 10 pm on Monday. Firefighters from the Rila Monastery arrived immediately at the scene of the accident, but the woman had already passed away. The thirty two-year-old wounded man has a broken shoulder. He was taken to a hospital in Blagoevgrad. A strong thunderstorm accompanied with hail and rain caused damages in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia last night. One person was slightly wounded after a lightning hit a roof of a big retail store, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova announced. 




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Another group of Bulgarians returns from Lebanon

Another group of Bulgarian citizens has returned home early this morning from Lebanon. This happened with the assistance of the Foreign Ministry, the Bulgarian Embassy in Beirut and our Canadian partners, the Foreign Ministry said. With the help..

published on 10/6/24 9:45 AM

Weather forecast: Sunday will be cloudy with rain

On Sunday the weather will be predominantly cloudy, with the clouds scattering temporarily over Western Bulgaria. There will be rain in many parts with thunder in the Rhodopes and the Eastern regions where there will be more significant rainfall...

published on 10/5/24 6:10 PM

30 public buildings illuminated in green tonight to mark European Donation Day

30 buildings across the country will be illuminated in green tonight to mark European Donation Day – the European Day for Organ, Tissue and Cell Donation, the Executive Agency Medical Supervision has announced. The idea is to show solidarity for the..

published on 10/5/24 5:54 PM