Flooded houses and streets in Etropole. A partial disaster has been declared. Dozens of reports of swept away bridges and road surfaces have been filed. The rivers in the area are overflowing, a crisis headquarters has been formed.
About 10 houses are flooded. There are no reports of people in distress. The city’s sewage treatment plant is flooded. After 18:30, heavy rain fell in the area. The Malki Iskar river has overflowed.
“Now there are no reports of injured people in Etropole, but the situation is very complicated and tense. There are flooded houses. They are currently pumping the water out of them. The level of the river is dropping slightly, but the rains are expected to continue, which will aggravate the situation even more,” the city’s deputy mayor, Rositsa Hristova, told bTV.
Photo: Me, the reporter
She is adamant that there is no breached dam at the dam. However, the water is high and the release of controlled quantities is required. The problem is that the waters have gone out of the riverbeds.
“Roads in the area are blocked by trees and stones. We are currently taking care so that the water does not destroy the road“, said the deputy mayor of Etropole. It also became clear from her words that the pumping station cannot supply drinking water.
2023-06-14 18:45:17
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