The fight against the devastating wildfires near the village of Yugovo located in the Rhodope Mountains continues. The steep terrain makes the work of the firefighting teams quite difficult. Firefighters have managed to keep the fire away from the..
Between 40 and 100 hectares of pine and mixed forests have been affected by the two fires that broke out above the village of Yugovo located in the Rhodope Mountains (Laki Municipality). The area has been hit by wildfires for the second consecutive day...
Over 1.200 wildfires broke out in the past week, the Director of Fire Safety and Civil Protection General Directorate Chief Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov announced. Over 25,000 fires have been extinguished and nearly 450 human lives have been saved..
In a telephone conversation with Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov stated Bulgaria was ready to assist Greece in tackling the raging wildfires. Bulgaria is offering to help with manpower and..
A crisis centre has been set up at the Bulgarian embassy in Athens in connection with the wildfires raging on the territory of Greece. Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev held a telephone conversation with Bulgaria's chargé d'affaires in the..
