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FLOODS KILL FIVE PEOPLE IN BULGARIA

Mon, Aug 08 2005 02:00 CET

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The situation throughout Western Bulgaria is critical after the latest downpours. The Sofia region, Pazardjik, Panagiurishte, Smolyan and many other regions are in danger of crisis. On Saturday night, the Maritsa river burst its banks, flooding two Plovdiv suburbs and endangering a number of cities located along the riverbank. Floods and landslides killed five people on Saturday. Nearly 10 000 people from the most badly affected regions were evacuated on Friday and Saturday mediapool.bg reported. The State Agency for Civil Protection and the Bulgarian Red Cross provided beds, blankets and food. After the  heavy rainfalls ceased, work on drainage finally started. Maritsa waters, however, remain high and threaten with flooding regions in Turkey and Greece. The waters that flooded Plovdiv have moved away, but could still affect regions close to the river in the neighbouring countries. At the same time, the Iskar river flooded more than 200 houses in Iskar village. Electricity was stopped in a number of cities as a precautionary measure. A number of the affected villages cannot be reached as the roads were heavily damaged. Dams are still likely to overflow in several regions. Crisis centres are following the situation. Rivers and dams are under constant surveillance.

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