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Varna floods aftermath: 13th body found in Asparouhovo

June 26, 2014June 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

A 13th body had been found in Varna’s Asparouhovo area, hit a week ago by devastating floods, Interior Ministry officials

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Bulgaria 

770 homeless after floods in Bulgaria’s Varna need shelter – report

June 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

Life in the Asparouhovo area in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna is slowly returning to normal, but the city has

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Bulgaria 

Varna floods: Evacuation, demolition of dangerous buildings continue

June 25, 2014June 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

Six days after the devastating floods that hit the Asparouhovo area of Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna, compulsory evacuation of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria floods: New torrential rains hit Dobrich

June 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

A new bout of torrential rain hit the Bulgarian town of Dobrich on the afternoon of June 24, five days

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s floods: Syrian refugees among volunteers in cleanup of Varna’s Asparouhovo area

June 24, 2014June 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Varna, Varna floods

A group of Syrian refugees is among volunteers who have joined in cleaning up the Asparouvo area of Bulgaria’s Black

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Bulgaria 

Varna hands Asparouhovo residents compulsory evacuation orders after floods

June 23, 2014June 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods, Veliko Turnovo

As Bulgaria held its day of official mourning for those who died in the June 19 deadly floods that hit

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s floods: Two children still missing, hundreds of volunteers join cleanup effort

June 22, 2014June 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

Two children were still missing on the morning of June 22, the third day after the floods that brought death

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Bulgaria 

Illegal construction, logging seen as possible worsening factors in fatal floods in Bulgaria’s Varna

June 20, 2014June 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

Illegal construction that obstructed the stormwater drainage system and illegal logging that heightened the risk of landslides were being named

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Bulgaria 

Fundraising campaign to aid victims of flood disaster in Bulgaria’s Varna

June 20, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods, Veliko Turnovo

A fundraising campaign was announced on June 20 2014 to assist victims of the flood disaster in Varna, set up

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