site.btaUPDATED Controlled Release of Ogosta Dam Begins, Villages in Close Proximity to Ogosta River Prepared for Evacuation

A total of 135,000 litres of drinking water from the State Reserve have already reached the people in the areas most affected by the floods, which have disrupted water supply: 90,000 litres for Etropole municipality and 45,000 litres for Montana region, the government information service said. Drainage efforts are continuing, there are no reports of people in distress, is stated in the information provided on the assistance for those affected by the torrential rains and floods in Bulgaria.

The situation is under control, said in Berkovitsa the Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ivanka Shalapatova. She visited the settlement, where heavy rains have fallen since the beginning of June and floods have occurred several times.  We are in

According to Vice President Iliana Iotova, the government is not coping well with the problems that are currently happening because of the weather conditions. This is evident from the reactions of people who feel abandoned and that the state is not

The teams of the General Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection responded to 69 signals related to the bad weather conditions during the past twenty-four hours, stated the website of the Directorate.  In Sofia, 28 signals were responded to