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..
An orange code for heavy rainfall has been announced also for today for 9 regions in Western and Central Bulgaria . The code is yellow for 7 regions in Central, North and South-West Bulgaria. All roads and streets in Sofia and the neighborhoods of..
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..
