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..
The National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology has issued an alert for dangerous weather for January 27. Code Orange has been issued for 9 districts in Eastern Bulgaria. Code Yellow has been issued for heavy snow and strong wind in Central..
A yellow and orange code alert for significant precipitation, slippery and icy roads was issued today by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology for certain regions of the country. An orange code for significant rainfall with quantities..
Due to significant rainfall across the country, Economy Minister Lachezar Borisov has ordered the establishment of a crisis headquarters to monitor the condition and levels of the water reservoirs and dams. Together with the responsible state services and..
Flooded streets, subways and private properties - this is the balance after the torrential rain last night over Sofia. Throughout the night, the teams of Emergency Aid and Prevention and the fire brigade were repairing damages caused by the heavy rain...
After last night's storm and torrential rains in Sofia , the situation has returned to normal. Electricity is being restored in the neighborhoods that were left without electricity. Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova informed that the area near the..
The start was given, at a press conference in Blagoevgrad, Southwestern Bulgaria, to a major Bulgaria-Greece project for joint coordination and reaction to the risk of flooding in the river basins of the cross-border rivers Strymon-Srtuma,..
After the heavy rain of the past few days, the situation in Bulgaria’s second biggest city, Plovdiv , is gradually going back to normal. The heavy rainfall flooded public buildings and private homes. A crisis headquarters has been up to deal..
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov paid a surprise visit to the region of Bourgas where he took part in a sitting of the crisis headquarters in connection with the recent flooding in the area and inspected construction work on the Bourgas - Sunny Beach..
