The heat and fires, which covered a number of areas in southern Bulgaria, contrast with the strong storm that swept over part of northern Bulgaria. Heavy rains and strong winds caused cars to be swept away and damaged, trees uprooted, and a number of villages were left without electricity, BGNES reported.
In 40 minutes, 16 liters of rain fell per square meter in Pleven. The heaviest rainfall was between 18:25 and 19:10. For the last part of the hotline in the municipality, dozens of reports were received from citizens about problems related mainly to fallen branches and broken trees.
Local Fire Department teams respond to calls and clear fallen trees.
Trolleys serve all lines in Pleven. There are no problems with the contact network, informed Eng. Angel Nestorov, manager of the municipal carrier.
Torrential rains were also reported in the area of Veliko Tarnovo and Svishtov. There are flooded streets in Svishtov, the stormy wind has uprooted trees. The central part of this beautiful Bulgarian city suffered the most serious damage.
The storm that swept through Rusensko this afternoon led to a temporary power outage in a number of settlements in the region. About 5,000 people remained without electricity, and at the moment their number is significantly smaller. The emergency teams of "Electric Distribution North" are still working to repair the damage. The strong wind also resulted in dozens of fallen trees and broken branches both in Rousse and on the national road network. Traffic in the direction Ruse - Byala was temporarily difficult, where there were fallen trees in the section between Dve Mogili and Obretenik, as well as in the direction of Exarch Yosif. Trees had also fallen on the road Ruse - Silistra in the section between Ruse and Slivo Pole. For this reason, in the problem sections, drivers had to enter the oncoming traffic lane to bypass the obstacles.
The situation in the region is now gradually normalizing, as the regional governor Dragomir Draganov and his deputy Georgi Georgiev are in constant contact with all institutions involved in the restoration activities. There are no injured or distressed people. There are no settlements without water or telecommunications. There is no infrastructure damage on the territory of the district.
According to data from the Hydrometeorological Station, the largest amount of precipitation was reported in the village of Karamanovo, municipality of Tsenovo. There, 18 liters per square meter fell in less than 30 minutes. In some places, the rain was accompanied by a strong and prolonged thunderstorm and squall /wind with variable speed/. The wind speed was about 72 km/h. A red code for dangerously high temperatures has been announced for tomorrow in Rusensko. Storms in the afternoon are not excluded. There is also a risk of hail. I BGNES
