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Emergency Response to Severe Winter Conditions: Evacuations, Road Closures, and Relief Efforts

There are over 120 people who have found themselves in a helpless situation evacuated during the last 24 hours. This was reported by the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

As a result of the commission created by the director of RSPBZN-Plovdiv Commissioner Mangarakov, the road to the “Akademik” hut was cleared with the help of an excavator.

The goal is for the snow removal equipment to reach the 20 people resting in the hut. A team of RSPBZN-Asenovgrad provided assistance to ensure the passability of the village of Yavorovo-s. Good luck.

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There, due to the sinking of two cars in a fresh bedrock, a “plug” was formed, in which 21 cars got into. The road has already been cleared by specialized equipment and is passable.

The evacuation of 43 people was carried out, stayed during the snow situation in the “Varhovrakh” hut.

The situation in the country after heavy snowfall: People in distress and evacuated, closed roads and lack of electricity

And at the moment the rescue operations of the fire teams continue. The road to the “Ledenika” hut is being cleared. Work is also underway to ensure access to x. “Proboynitsa” above the village of Gubislav, commune. Svoge, where 25 people are waiting for help. It is created the necessary organization to remove fallen branches and treeswhich pose a danger to passing people or motor vehicles.

Over the past 24 hours, 1,110 snow plows and machines have been clearing and treating the roads of the republican road network. The teams of the “Road Infrastructure” Agency and the main directorate “Fire Safety and Protection of the Population” work non-stop to locate and eliminate damage and accidents.

By order of the Prime Minister Academician Denkov and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Kiril Vatev an organization was created for the six State Forestry Enterprises to actively support the snow removal with forestry equipment and damage removal. In the regions of Vratsa and Veliko Tarnovo, at the request of the municipal and regional authorities, military formations were also involved in the cleaning.

At the moment, the “Troyan – Karnare” passage is closed to traffic for all vehicles. All others are now open. The highways are cleared and open for traffic, and where necessary, the traffic is regulated by the “Traffic Police”. Traffic has been temporarily stopped for all motor vehicles due to snowfall, snow removal and numerous fallen trees on the territory of the OPU Razgrad, where a state of emergency has been declared. Citizens can find up-to-date information on the road situation on the API website.

By order of the Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Gvozdeikov since Friday, an organization for action in complicated winter conditions has been created in NC “Railway Infrastructure”. All teams and equipment have been mobilized for timely removal of the accidents, mainly caused by fallen trees and transmission lines, as a result of the heavy snowfall and strong wind. At the moment they are nearly 40 major crashes fixed. The movement of trains was interrupted only in ten sections and work is being done to restore it. Up-to-date information on train movements is available on the BDZ website.

Water supply has been suspended in some regions due to power outages. Water operator teams are working to restore service as quickly as possible after power is restored, with a commitment to promptly informing local communities.

Students from over 280 schools in thirteen regions of the country will not study on Monday due to the complicated situation – lack of electricity, interrupted internet, broken cables, impassable roads, etc. The decisions for this were taken today by regional crisis headquarters, regional governors and mayors of municipalities. The situation is most critical in the Dobrich region – there will be no teaching in 67 schools from 8 municipalities. There are still municipalities in which meetings of the crisis headquarters continue and it is possible that there will be changes, for which there will be up-to-date information on the website of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

The Social Assistance Agency at the Ministry of Social Affairs receives and processes reports about homeless citizens. The teams assist mayors who have declared a need to bring homeless shelters into disaster-ready condition. Walks are made together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in all areas, the homeless are invited to take shelter, efforts are coordinated with the BCH and the Social Security Fund to provide warm food and blankets and everything necessary. We are also working with the municipal hospitals in the big cities to set aside rooms for the homeless caught up in the winter. Citizens are asked to report distressed homeless people in need by calling 112.

2023-11-26 16:50:00


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