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Bulgaria on Highest Alert over Looming Floods [May 17, 2012] Codes red and orange have been issued over upcoming floods for the river of Maritsa in southern Bulgaria. The code red is effective for Maritsa near the town of Harmanli and the code orange for areas near the towns of Parvomay and Svilengrad and the city of Plovdiv. There is also a code yellow for the rivers of Sazliyka near the town of Galabovo and of Tundzha near the city of Yambol, also in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria under Code Yellow over Persistent Rain [May 17, 2012] Code yellow for potentially dangerous weather has been declared Thursday in central northern and southern Bulgaria due to expected new heavy rains. Under the influence of a Mediterranean cyclone passing over the Balkans, rains that started Monday will be renewed, and at some places will be significant Thursday. Code yellow has been declared in 9 of Bulgaria's regions, where the precipitation is ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria under Flood Alert over Snowmelt [Feb 19, 2012] There is a real and huge threat of wide-spread floods in Bulgaria over the expected snowmelt, experts alarm. During the week, the mercury in southern Bulgaria will hit the 8-10 degrees C mark, according to the national forecast, and this can lead to the mass overflowing of dams and rivers. The government is launching constant monitoring of dams across the country and the controlled draining and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: Dam bursts from heavy rains, floods kill 8 [Feb 06, 2012] A state of emergency has been declared in most of southern Bulgaria and Prime Minister Boiko Borisov and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov visited the flooded region on Monday, the AP reported. read more [via YahooNews] More >>

Dam bursts in Bulgaria, floods village and kills 3 [Feb 06, 2012] A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding a village and killing at least three elderly men, authorities said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dam bursts in Bulgaria; At least 8 people killed, 10 missing in region's flooding [Feb 06, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria - A dam in southern Bulgaria burst Monday after days of heavy rain, sending an eight-foot-high (2.5-meter) torrent surging through a village along the Greek border. The disaster brought the region's toll from flooding to eight dead, 10 missing. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dam bursts in Bulgaria, 8 killed in floods [Feb 06, 2012] A dam in southern Bulgaria burst Monday after days of heavy rain, sending an eight-foot-high (2.5-meter) torrent surging through a village along the Greek border. The disaster brought the region's toll from flooding to eight dead, 10 missing. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dam bursts in Bulgaria; Floods kill 8, 10 missing [Feb 06, 2012] Authorities say a dam in southern Bulgaria has collapsed after heavy rain, killing at least four people as floodwaters slammed into a village. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ivanovo Reservoir Dam Collapse Floods Bisser, Bulgaria [Feb 06, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding a village and killing at least three elderly men, authorities said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dam bursts in Bulgaria, floods village and kills at least 3 elderly men [Feb 06, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? Authorities say a dam has collapsed following heavy rain in southern Bulgaria, flooding a nearby village. A radio report says at least 3 people have died. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dam bursts in Bulgaria, floods village and kills 3 [Feb 06, 2012] Authorities say a dam has collapsed following heavy rain in southern Bulgaria, flooding a nearby village. A radio report says at least 3 people have died. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Braces for Fresh Weekend Snow [Feb 04, 2012] Nine Bulgarian regions remain under code yellow Saturday over fog and snow, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has announced. In the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa and Pleven in northwestern Bulgaria the warning is over expected snowfall and ice; in Plovdiv and Pazardzhik in southern Bulgaria ? over fog, in Blagoevgrad in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Tests High-Speed Railway Section to Turkish Border [Dec 22, 2011] Bulgaria's government has made a test run of a newly renovated southern highway railway section where trains can go at 160 km/h. The testing of a section of the Plovdiv-Svilengrad railway line, which runs from the center of Southern Bulgaria to the border with Turkey, was attended by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Welcomes Winter Solstice with Proper Snowfall [Dec 22, 2011] Officially, winter began in Bulgaria, as the winter solstice, marking the year's shortest day and longest night, occurred in Bulgaria around 7:30 am local time on Thursday. The snowfall that has been covering Southern Bulgaria under the early hours of the day is expected to spread to the northern parts of the country. The Southeastern Bulgarian town of Smolyan has already seen a blanket of snow ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Colder Spell to Set in Bulgaria on Wednesday [Dec 06, 2011] After the couple of sunny days over the weekend and the beginning of the week, Bulgaria will be hit on Wednesday by a freezing cold spell, bringing a new spate of snowfalls, according to weather forecasts. In the early mornings the mercury is expected to plunge to 6 degrees Celsius below zero, particularly in western Bulgaria. In southern Bulgaria however the mercury will climb up to 8-13 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Oks Dundee Environmental Study for Krumovgrad Gold Mine [Nov 09, 2011] Toronto-based mining company Dundee Precious Metals has overcome an important obstacle to its plans for a new open pit gold mine in southern Bulgaria. Bulgaria's Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova has finally signed the company's environment impact assessment for the mine near the town of Krumovgrad after returning it in the middle of October back to the chief environment council for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Teen death stokes ethnic tensions in Bulgaria [Sep 29, 2011] Hundreds of Bulgarians rallied for a third night in major cities on Wednesday to protest against the Balkan country's Roma minority. The death of a 19-year-old in southern Bulgaria had triggered the protests. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ruling Party Nominates District Governor for Plovdiv Mayor [Jun 23, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling center-right party GERB has nominated Ivan Totev, the current District Governor of Plovdiv, as their candidate for mayor of the largest city in Southern Bulgaria. Totev's nomination has been declared by Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borisov, who was on a visit to Plovdiv Wednesday night. "We have high hopes for Totev because we want things in Plovdiv to develop," Borisov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AES opens power plant in Bulgaria [Jun 03, 2011] U.S. power producer AES Corp. has put into operation a euro1.2 billion coal-fired power plant in southern Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Climate Change Brings Fall to Bulgaria [May 08, 2011] Fall came to Bulgaria Saturday overnight and is expected to stay some days, with temperatures in the low 10s and heavy rainfall. Untypically for early May when spring is expected to be in full bloom, Sunday highs for capital Sofia will stay around 12 degrees C, with temperatures not much higher elsewhere, except for southern Bulgaria where they might reach 16 C. Rainfall is expected to be ... [via YahooNews] More >>