Bulgaria’s icy weather causes school closures, traffic disruptions, railway delays
Bone-chilling temperatures and other wintry weather problems in Bulgaria on January 8 led to further school closures, continuing power cuts
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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia extends school holidays to January 10 because of cold weather
Schools in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will remain closed on January 9 and 10 because of the cold winter weather,
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Sofia, two other regions face dangerous weather warning as temperatures in Bulgaria plummet
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, the surrounding region and the districts of Kyustendil and Pernik face a “code orange” dangerous weather
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Bulgaria warned of potentially dangerous weather because of low temperatures on January 7
All of Bulgaria was subject to a “code yellow” potentially dangerous weather warning for January 7, with low temperatures expected
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Bulgarian former justice minister’s new political party to hold constituent meeting on January 7
A new political party, Yes Bulgaria (Да, България) in which former justice minister Hristo Ivanov has a central role in
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Man dies in avalanche near Bulgaria’s Seven Lakes of Rila
A man died in an avalanche near Bulgaria’s Seven Lakes of Rila on January 6 2017, as the country was
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Winter weather crisis: School holidays in parts of Bulgaria extended again
Pupils in some regions of Bulgaria are getting a further extension to their Christmas school holidays because of harsh winter
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Two migrants found dead in Bulgaria’s Bourgas region as temperatures plummet
Bulgarian Border Police found two men, described as migrants who had entered the country illegally, dead of exposure and exhaustion
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Bulgaria’s snowstorms: Complete ban on car traffic in Silistra, Shoumen, Varna, Razgrad, Rousse
Bulgarian authorities imposed a complete ban on the movement of cars and all other vehicles in the districts of Silistra,
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