The large fire near the villages of Mladinovo and Pastrogor (Svilengrad Municipality) has already spread to 1,500 hectares, including 700 hectares of forests, the Bulgarian National Radio’s correspondent in Haskovo Dora Atanasova reported. According to the Haskovo Regional Governor Ginka Raicheva, the fire has been contained, but it has engulfed larger areas.
A pine forest was on fire at 11pm on Sunday. The wind was changing direction and at times the fire crossed the road. However, it was contained by the firefighters. So far, no helicopters need to be involved in extinguishing the fire. A ban on pasture clearing has been in force since yesterday.
On Tuesday, the lowest temperatures will be between minus 5 and 0°C; in Sofia - around minus 5°C. It will remain cold and cloudy with snowfalls over most of the country and rainfall in the southeastern regions. The snow cover will..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev named Sofia Airport after the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski, the press secretariat of the head of state announced. Thus, its official name becomes Vasil Levski Sofia Airport. According to the Constitution, the Head of..
The European Commission has decided to close the infringement procedure against Bulgaria for the non-implementation of its obligations to review and update the Second Flood Risk Management Plans and the Third River Basin Management Plans. A statement..
Kristiyan Vladov and Stefan Kyurkchiev of the Plovdiv Museum of Natural History are working on a project to bring live fish from the southern Arctic..
The one-year anniversary of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was marked with a memorial service in Sofia's St Nedelya Cathedral. It..
Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova will travel to Brussels to provide an update on Bulgaria’s progress towards euro area accession. The..
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