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Bulgaria declares weather warning over heavy rain in four regions

December 9, 2014December 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

Bulgaria declared a “code orange” hazardous weather warning for December 9 for four regions of the country – Yambol, Haskovo,

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Floods in Bulgaria leave villages without drinking water, electricity

December 7, 2014December 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

Parts of Bulgaria continued to struggle with the situation after flooding, while a “code red” warning remained in place on

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Rescue operations after floods in south-eastern Bulgaria

December 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

Firefighters and rescue teams have carried out more than 200 rescue operations in south-eastern Bulgaria in the past day, the

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Bulgaria’s Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint closed because of flooding

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

The Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey was closed on the morning of December 4 because

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Bulgarian cabinet approves 500 000 leva to decommission dangerous dams in move against flood risk

December 1, 2014December 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

At a special meeting on December 1 2014, Bulgaria’s cabinet approved handing the Agriculture Ministry 500 000 leva (about 250

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Bulgarian cabinet to hold special meeting on measures against floods

November 28, 2014November 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

A special meeting of Bulgaria’s cabinet will be held on December 1 to discuss new measures against floods, Prime Minister

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Bulgarian cabinet to donate firewood to four flood-hit municipalities

October 22, 2014October 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet was scheduled on October 22 to approve a donation of 1500 cubic metres of firewood to residents

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Bulgarian cabinet approves 26.5M leva to overcome aftermath of floods, earthquakes

October 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved additional spending of more than 26.5 million leva (about 13.5 million euro) to prevent and

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EC proposes 10.5M euro from Solidarity Fund to aid Bulgaria recover from June 2014 floods

October 10, 2014October 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, floods

The European Commission has proposed granting 10.5 million euro to Bulgaria to help cover emergency costs in dealing with the

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