The heavy rains caused flooding and power outages in a number of villages in the country.
Out of power due to the storm
A storm left Smolyan without electricity. Light rain began to fall in the regional city during the night, but an hour ago a storm broke out with strong wind accompanied by heavy rain. There are downed trees and closed municipal roads. There are dozens of photos on social networks of flooded roads, fallen trees and rocks on road sections.
The electricity supply in the three districts of Smolyan is gradually being restored.
Heavy rain continues to fall in the area, accompanied by wind with subsiding gusts.
Tiles were taken from the roofs of two buildings in the village of Tikal, Mayor Yuri Katsarov told BTA. Town Hall teams continue to look around the village to find out if there are any buildings affected by the storm.
There are trees felled by the storm in the municipalities of Smolyan, Madan, Chepelare, Banite. The RDPBZN warns drivers that there are fallen trees on many roads in the district.
Fallen trees and branches made it difficult to move in many places in Kazanlushko after the strong storm
Numerous reports of fallen branches and trees were received at the Regional Office “Fire Safety and Protection of the Population” (RSPBZN) after the strong storm in the Kazanlak region, senior inspector Mikhail Mihov, head of the “Operational Center” group at the Regional Directorate, told BTA. Fire safety and protection of the population” in Stara Zagora. An organization of the service has been established together with the Municipality of Kazanlak, and work is being done to repair the damage.
The reports are mainly about fallen trees in the vicinity of the city of Kazanlak, explained the head of RSPBZN, chief inspector Stanimir Tonchev. There are such on the ring road, on the road between the villages of Dunavtsi – Koprinka, Dunavtsi – Hadjidimitrovo, Hadjidimitrovo – Sheinovo, as well as on the “Shipka” pass. There is one fire team on site, and a second one is about to be called in, he added. Traffic in these sections is difficult.
In two villages in the municipality of Kaloyanovo, the electricity supply was interrupted as a result of the storm
In the villages of Zhitnitsa and Duvanlii in the municipality of Kaloyanovo, there were accidents and the power supply was interrupted as a result of the storm. Teams are working to eliminate the accident. There may also be temporary power outages in other locations.
In Plovdiv
The Regional Directorate “Fire Safety and Protection of the Population” in Plovdiv received seven reports of fallen trees, its spokeswoman Tanya Kostadinova announced.
Three of them were more serious in the village of Beguntsi, the village of Narechenski Bani and in the Karlovo region, where trees fell on roadways. There are no reports of flooding at this time.
In Sofia, the rivers have raised their level by 40-50 cm, but there is no danger
By order of the Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, in connection with the rainfall, the municipal emergency services are on the ground, reported the Sofia Municipality (SO).
Since the morning, the teams of the “Emergency Assistance and Prevention” Directorate have responded to five reports related to overturning. They are in the “Krasna Polyana”, “Vitosha”, “Kremikovtsi” areas. as well as on the Southern arc of the ring road.
Continuous monitoring of the rivers and municipal dams continues – “Mramor”, “Mrchaevo”, “Sukhodol 2”, “Ivanyane 2”, “Obreshta 1 and 2, “Bratinska”. The dams are normal and have free water volumes, they indicated from the Metropolitan Municipality.
At the moment, there is an increase in the river levels by about 40-50 cm, but the conductivity of the water quantities is ensured and there is no danger of overflowing, the SO added.
According to data from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, about 15-20 liters per square meter fell over Sofia, informed the municipality.
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2023-11-04 12:17:00
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