Bulgaria’s floods: Village evacuated as dam wall threatens to break
The village of Novo Botevo in the Dobrich area in north-eastern Bulgaria was being evacuated on June 22 as the
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Varna floods
Bulgaria’s floods: Two children still missing, hundreds of volunteers join cleanup effort
Two children were still missing on the morning of June 22, the third day after the floods that brought death
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Illegal construction, logging seen as possible worsening factors in fatal floods in Bulgaria’s Varna
Illegal construction that obstructed the stormwater drainage system and illegal logging that heightened the risk of landslides were being named
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Bulgarian authorities warn about continued flood risk
Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry said on June 20 that the risk of flash floods in the country remained high. The highest
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Sofia Pride parade postponed after deadly Varna floods
Organisers of the Sofia Pride parade said on June 20 that this year’s event, scheduled for June 21, would be
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Fundraising campaign to aid victims of flood disaster in Bulgaria’s Varna
A fundraising campaign was announced on June 20 2014 to assist victims of the flood disaster in Varna, set up
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Bulgaria declares national mourning on June 23 as death toll in Varna floods rises
Even as Varna and other parts of Bulgaria struggled with the aftermath of torrential rain that has led to a
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Bulgarian President closely monitoring situation after fatal floods hit Varna
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is in constant contact with interior minister Tsvetlin Yovchev and Varna mayor Ivan Portnih regarding the
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Political war of words over fatal floods in Bulgaria’s Varna
Amid the superheated Bulgarian political crisis, it was arguably inevitable that the floods that hit the Black Sea city of
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