News about Bulgaria

Ice-breakers battle Europe's big chill
... Gradiste, near the Romanian and Bulgarian border, said river traffic was blocked along a 170-kilometre stretch. In Bulgaria the Danube exploration agency said icing was at 20 percent near the Serbian border and up to 80 percent along a 220-kilometre ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:30 GMT

Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; 8 dead
... village of Bisser, 288 km ( aprox. 180 miles) east of the capital Sofia, on Monday, Feb 6, 2012. A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding Bisser village and killing at least eight people, with 10 others still ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:05 GMT

Snow, Siberian Cold Blankets Croatia to Eastern Russia
Blizzard conditions, record-low temperatures and high winds persisted from Bulgaria to Baku, disrupting transportation and complicating efforts to respond to a calamity that has claimed hundreds of lives in central and eastern Europe in the last week. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:24:53 GMT

Discuss current issues with industry experts at Border Security 2012, taking place in 3 weeks
... Now in its 5th successful year, SMi's Border Security conference will once again be hosted in Sofia, Bulgaria on 29th February and 1st March 2012. This must-attend event will showcase an exceptional line-up of internationally-recognised speakers, ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:05:04 GMT

Greece and Bulgaria battle flooding as Europe struggles with extreme weather
... been confirmed dead, and the whereabouts of an elderly couple remain unknown. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) SOFIA, Bulgaria - Swollen rivers in Bulgaria and Greece burst their banks Tuesday, leaving dozens of homes underwater, as Bulgarian officials ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:53:35 GMT

Blizzards Engulf NE Bulgaria as South Gets Flooded
Special emergency unit vehicles patrolled and tried to break the snow in Bulgaria's Ruse region Tuesday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:28:45 GMT

Schools in Bulgaria Close Due to Extreme Winter
All schools in Bulgaria will be closed for the remainder of the week due to extreme winter conditions that caused road blocks and floods in different parts of the country. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:28:09 GMT

MY Signed EPC Contracts for 125 MW Wind Power Projects in Bulgaria,...
... EOOD (together the "W. Power"), respectively, for two wind power projects with a total capacity of 125MW in Bulgaria in December 2011. The first batch of wind turbine generators (the "WTGs") with three units of MY1.5MW WTGs for the 4.5MW pilot ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:06:42 GMT

Snow Cuts Off Hundreds of Villages in Eastern Europe
Heavy snowfall across eastern Europe cut off hundreds of villages on Tuesday and rescue teams struggled to evacuate people in southern Bulgaria where rain and melting snow had caused a dam wall to break, flooding an entire village. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:00 GMT

Greece, Bulgaria battle floods; 8 dead
An abandoned car is seen in a flooded field near to the town of Harmanly, 275 km east of the capital Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday, Feb. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:56:56 GMT

An abandoned car is seen in a flooded field near to the town of Harmanly
An abandoned car is seen in a flooded field near to the town of Harmanly, 275 km east of the capital Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday, Feb. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:53 GMT

Avalanche danger in Bulgaria's mountains amid winter weather crisis: Updated
There is a danger of avalanches in Bulgaria's mountains, Mountain Rescue warned on February 7 2012 as the country faced further drenchings of heavy rain and snowfall. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:51 GMT

Bulgarian Red Cross, mobile operators, BNT start fund-raising to help people hit by floods
Campaigns to raise funds for people hard-hit by the floods in Bulgaria have been started by the Bulgarian Red Cross, in partnership with the country's three mobile operators, as well as by public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:39 GMT

Situation on Danube 'critical' because of large ice drifts
... that because of serious snow drifts, all exit routes from Rousse were closed. Separately, the port of Varna on Bulgaria's Black Sea was reported to be closed because of strong winds, as was the port at Balchik. February 8 is a national day of ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:30 GMT

N Greece Declares Emergency after Bulgarian Floods
... snow caused the great Evros river to come out of its banks. Flooded rivers and broken dams caused 8 deaths in Bulgaria , which has announced a day of national mourning Wednesday . Bulgarian authorities had warned neighboring Greece and Turkey about ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:46 GMT

Bulgarian Railways Warn Passengers to Avoid Travel
... The central railroad station in the capital Sofia reports 60-minute delays of the trains to Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and Burgas on the Black Sea coast. All other trains are also running up to 30 minutes late. Trains from Sofia to the nearby ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:37 GMT

ACTA Under Fire, Icy Floods Batter Bulgaria
Eight deaths were reported 6 February in southern Bulgaria after a dam burst, sending floodwaters surging through the village of Bisser in Haskovo province, Novinite reports . Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:47:15 GMT

Bulgaria's Maritsa River Dike Collapses near Svilengrad
... a, which means that there is no risk for the population" Valchev told journalists. Tags: river , Maritsa , Southern Bulgaria , biser , flood , biser , Kapitan Andreevo , haskovo >> Subscribe to receive alerts by email for any of these keywords. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:21:18 GMT

Bulgarian EU 'Disaster' Commissioner: Worst is Yet to Come
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner on International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, traveled to Bulgaria to visit the flooded areas. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:21:09 GMT

Further flooding in southern Bulgaria as another dike breaks
The winter weather crisis in Bulgaria deepened on February 7 2012 as another dike was breached, sending a huge wave of water from the Maritsa River towards the southern village of Generalovo and the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:02:30 GMT

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