The dams in Bulgaria have sufficient free storage space for the incoming water masses and the control volumes set down are being complied with. A Ministry of Agriculture and Food statement reads that all possible action is being taken to prevent flooding, including 24-hour surveillance of the facilities. At the same time Plovdiv region is on alert due to the expected heavy rain and the danger of the rivers Maritsa and Stryama breaking their banks in the regions of the town of Stamboliyski and Maritsa municipality.
The situation in the region of Montana continues critical. Besides the town of Berkovitsa, the villages Borovo and Gavril Genovo are also flooded. Water is being pumped out of the nearby dams Klisuritsa and Smirnenski. Some areas of Sofia were also flooded – in the residential districts Suhodol, Simeonovo and Dragalevsti firefighters have been pumping water out of the flooded homes. Sofia villages of Zharava, Yana and the town of Buhovo, part of Sofia's Kremikovtzi district are also badly affected by the heavy rainfall.
Orange alert has been declared in 9 regions of Western and Central Bulgaria, for 7 regions in Central, Northern and Southwestern Bulgaria a yellow alert is in place.
''There’s no money for new submarines'', said Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov. That’s why the defense investment projects through 2032 do not include the purchase of submarines, whether second-hand or small ones, added Chief of..
At an official ceremony held in Kazanlak, Maria Shamburova was solemnly crowned as the town’s 57th Rose Queen. The coronation show of the Rose Queen marked the beginning of the culminating days of the Rose Festival in Kazanlak. The festival will..
At night, precipitation will stop and the cloudiness will break and decrease. In the morning hours, short-term fog will form in the plains and around water basins. On Saturday before noon it will be mostly sunny. In the afternoon,..
The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra undertook effective protest action, as shown in videos of their June 6 concert at Bulgaria Hall, which..
The ruling coalition is preparing electricity price hike despite assurances that there would be no change for consumers, “We Continue..
The second F-16 Block 70 aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force is now at the Third Air Base in Graf Ignatievo, the press center of the..
+359 2 9336 661