The situation with the wildfires in the country remains critical. The fire near Stara Zagora has been contained. Firefighting teams are also monitoring the situation near the village of Otets Paisievo, Plovdiv district. The fire there is partially contained, but there are still smouldering hotspots. Helicopters are dousing the area with water. Dozens of houses burned down in the villa area of Otets Paisievo, and more than 15 people have been evacuated. Strong winds reignited the fire near the village of Konstantinovo, Simeonovgrad municipality. People living in the periphery of the village have been evacuated. Clearings have been made to stop the fire. The efforts to extinguish the fire near Strelcha continue today.
The heat and fires in southern Bulgaria are in contrast with the severe storm that hit parts of northern Bulgaria. Heavy rain and strong winds damaged cars and uprooted trees. A number of settlements in the districts of Pleven and Ruse were temporarily without electricity.
"We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) political party have requested a meeting with President Rumen Radev to discuss the political crisis and the possibilities for its solution . After the expulsion of most of the MPs from the MRF..
228 fires were extinguished in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours , the General Directorate of Fire Safety and Protection of the Population announced. There were 181 fires without material damage, of which 126 were in dry grass, forests and bushes, four in..
From today until July 20, the International Folklore Festival "Vitosha" will be held at the foot of Vitosha Mountain. Performers from Bolivia, India, Italy, Albania, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Moldova, North Macedonia and Bulgaria will introduce the..
The 12 km perimeter of the big fire north of the city of Stara Zagora has been cordoned off , the regional governor Metodi Markov said. There are..
Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has established a task force to combat the wildfires in the country. Today, he visited the Stara Zagora..
Tuesday will be sunny and very hot. Minimum temperatures will be between 17 and 23°C, 17°C in Sofia. Maximum temperatures will be between 37 and 42°C,..
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