Bulgaria: Hurricane Wind Damaged a Commercial Establishment and Cars in Pazardzhik

@Bulgarian National Television (BNT)

A hurricane-like wind with a speed of over 100 km/h broke the glass window of a food establishment in Pazardzhik.

The area around it is cordoned off, the pavement has not yet been cleared. Glass is scattered everywhere, it is a miracle that no one was injured in the accident.

In Pazardzhik, the gusts of wind caused a lot of damage in different places in the city. Reports were made of fallen trees and branches.

In one of the cases, a tree fell on three cars. Fortunately, only material damage was caused in the incident.

In the last 24 hours, fire brigade teams have responded to nearly 20 reports of incidents.

Two of them are for overhanging sheet metal from buildings in the regional town. Photos of a metal garage structure that was moved by the strong wind were also shared on social media. The warning for dangerous weather in Pazardzhik remains in force tomorrow.

Broken branches and trees from the strong wind in many places in Bulgaria

The strong wind created quite a few problems in many parts of Bulgaria

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Seven reports of fallen branches and trees were received by the "Emergency Assistance and Prevention" Directorate of the Metropolitan Municipality.

From there, they remind construction companies, site contractors to secure construction fences and scaffolding.

Citizens should be careful when moving and secure terraces or windows from loose objects.

Sofia Airport reported that at the moment the planes land and take off without problems.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a warning for strong northwest wind in the country today.

In the regions of Vratsa, Montana, Vidin, Lovech, Pleven, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Sliven, the warning is of...

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