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Bulgarian Railways BDZ Provides Services for People with Disabilities
"BDZ-Passenger Transport" provides services for people with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, announced the press center of the company.
Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Services: Two Hikers Rescued after Getting Lost in Beli Iskar River Valley
Mountain rescuers have helped two hikers in the Beli Iskar River valley, the Mountain Rescue Service with the Bulgarian Red Cross) told Focus News Agency. The hikers were on their way to Musala hut on Saturday night into Sunday when they strayed from their path in the fog and got into the valley along the Beli Iskar River. They spend the night there.
Avalanche Danger in Bulgaria is Currently Level 3
The current avalanche danger in Bulgaria is level 3, Kamen Yakimov of the Mountain Rescue Service at the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus Radio this morning. This is considerable avalanche danger, he specified.
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Good Conditions for Skiing, Strong Wind High on Vitosha and the Balkan
There are favourable conditions for skiing, the Mountain Rescue Service to the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus News Agency. The weather is unfavourable for hiking in the high parts of Vitosha and the Balkan Mountain Range due to strong wind. At Botev Peak, the wind is stormy. The lift facilities are open, the ski slopes were prepared.
High Avalanche Risk in Rila, Pirin and Rhodopes
There is high avalanche risk in the Rila, Pirin and Rhodope mountains, the Mountain Rescue Service with the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus News Agency. The weather is cloudy and calm, light wind blowing in some parts. The avalanche danger increases as the weather gets better.
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Bad Conditions for Mountain Tourism in Bulgaria
The conditions for tourism on the mountains are bad, there is fog in many places, it is snowing and the wind is getting stronger. This is what the Mountain Rescue Service to the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus Agency. In all mountains there are great amounts of new snow and avalanche danger.
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Bulgarian MRS: There is still Danger of Avalanches
There is still a danger of avalanches in the mountains, the Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) to the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus News Agency. Skiers are advised to stay on the marked slopes.
Morning temperatures in the mountains range from zero to minus 10 degrees C. The resorts and ski centres are operating subject to the weather conditions.
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Two People Died after an Avalanche under Todorka Peak in Pirin (UPDATED)
Two people died after an avalanche in Pirin in the Bansko area, announced the Mountain Rescue Service at the Bulgarian Red Cross. The dead were fond of extreme winter sports and were on the western slopes of Todorka peak, reports Dnevnik.
MRS: Good Weather Conditions for Mountain Tourism in Bulgaria
There are good conditions for tourism in the mountains, the Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) to the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus News Agency. It is cold in the mountains, between minus 3 and minus 10 degrees C. There is light to strong wind and 10 to 52 cm of snow in the Balkan Mountain Range.
Conditions for Hiking in the Bulgarian Mountains are Bad
The conditions for hiking in the mountains are bad, Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) announced to the Bulgarian Red Cross.
Ski and hiking conditions are not suitable anywhere because of the bad weather in the high mountains except Pirin. The overgrown belt is foggy, low in temperature and in most places there is a very strong wind.