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 with the situation. People trapped in cars have been rescued and disabled people living alone have been helped out of their flooded homes.
There has been heavy rain in other towns across the country as well. In Veliko Turnovo the River Yantra burst its banks. The water has reached the gates of the 40 Holy Martyrs church in the city’s lowest point, threatening to flood the church building itself.
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It will be sunny and hot on Monday. Cumulus clouds will form over the eastern parts of the country with no chance of precipitation. Daytime highs will range from 36°C to 41°C, for Sofia around 37°C. It will be sunny along the Black Sea coast..
Caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev and the Director of the General Directorate Fire Safety and Civil Protection, Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov, are in constant communication regarding the wildfire situation in the country, reported the press..
Seven fires are burning in forest areas in the districts of Plovdiv, Haskovo, Kyustendil and Yambol, the Executive Forests Agency said. In..
Caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev and the Director of the General Directorate Fire Safety and Civil Protection, Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov,..
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