Balkan Mountains
Torrential Rains have Flooded the Sub-Balkan Region, Rivers are Overflowing and Villages are Under Water
A partial state of emergency has been declared in five villages in the Sub-Balkan (Podbalkan) region in Bulgaria, following heavy rains that fell in the area last night. The Sub-Balkan road is closed to traffic due to flooded sections.
Bulgaria Commemorates 145 Years since the Epic Battles at Shipka Pass
Bulgarians celebrate 145 years of the Shipka epic.
The epic battles were fought at the highest points of the Shipchen Pass - St. Nicholas Peak (today Stoletov Peak), Shipka Peak and Orlovo Gnezdo from August 21 to 23, 1877 between Suleiman Pasha's troops and the Russian-Bulgarian detachment of Gen. N. G. Stoletov.
Bulgaria: All Traffic through 'Prohodа na Republiкata' Mountain Pass Stopped
From today until the end of the month, the travel of all motor vehicles through the Pass of the Republic will be stopped.
This was reported by the Bulgarian Road Agency. The traffic will be diverted through the Shipka, Rishki and Kotlenski passes.
The cars will pass through the Shipka pass, and the trucks will be redirected on the road Shumen-Karnobat and Omurtag-Kotel.
In Serbia, the Fight for ‘Green’ Votes Turns Ugly
However, the Uprising's main weakness comes from a struggle within over who gets to lead the emerging ecological front, but also which political faction would collect the 'green' votes.
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Bulgarians Commemorate 144th Anniversary of the Shipka Epic
Bulgaria celebrates the 144th anniversary of the Shipka epic. The national celebrations will take place on the historic peak in Stara Planina, where the official part will begin at 12 o'clock. Shipka Pass will remain open for traffic.
Weather in Bulgaria: Warm and Dry Period Begins
Another warm and relatively dry period begins. No precipitation is expected today. If there are any, they will be in isolated places in the mountainous and foothill areas, mostly in the Fore-Balkans and the central Stara Planina. Temperatures in the afternoon will be between 25 and 30 degrees. Wind with noticeably stronger gusts is expected in Eastern Bulgaria.
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Never Forget Your Past! New Life for Buzludzha Monument - Bulgaria
A building full of contrasts. With traces of Socialism and the Transition. A monument that from a sacred place becomes rejected and contradictory. A place with the potential to provoke people to ask questions and where there will be a new life.
Bulgaria: Defense Ministry Gives out 4 Cougar Choppers for Airborne Ambulance Service
The roadmap prepared by the Ministry of Health for medical evacuation by air of injured Bulgarian citizens includes the purchase of 1 helicopter with European funds and provision of national funding for the repair of 4 available Cougar helicopters, owned by the Ministry of Defense.
Why Are There No Rescue Helicopters in Bulgaria?
According to the director of the Mountain Rescue Service of the Bulgarian Red Cross Emil Neshev- Bulgaria will not have an air ambulance before 2023.
It is about time we have an air rescue system. Helicopter rescue service is for our whole society, announced on the air of Bulgaria ON AIR Emil Neshev after another tragic incident with a tourist in the mountains.
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Bulgaria: Accidents in the Balkan Mountain with Tourists, One Dead
A rescue operation in Stara Planina continued until late last night, where mountain rescuers had to carry two severely injured tourists on a stretcher. In two days, 7 tourists were injured in the area of North Jendem. Unfortunately, one died. The tragic incident is from yesterday afternoon.