Bulgarian Red Cross

Snowboarder was rescued after an avalanche off the slopes in Bansko, announced the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) Chairman Hristo Grigorov.
 
He specified that "the incident happened this morning." Snowboarder has entered a chalet in Bansko area and the avalanche has fallen over him.

The national donation campaign of the Bulgarian Red Cross gathered for a total of 4 days 139 144 BGN to help those affected by the floods in Burgas District. This was announced by the BRC press center.

BRC teams continue to assess the damage and needs of those affected by the disaster.

Meteorologist expect slightly lower temperatures on Sunday. It will still be hot though and the maximum will be mostly between 32 ° and 37 °. But on Monday, temperatures are supposed to slump substantially. This is the weather forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

In execution of the Operational Programme for Food and/or Basic Material Assistance under the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) - Burgas district starts phased distribution of individual packages with food products from the first additional tranche to 2,075 Bulgarian citizens in need from the Burgas district, the Regional Structure of the Bulgarian

In 12 regions in the country a Yellow Code was issued over rains and thunderstorms, alerted the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) at the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

The regions which are threatened by dangerous natural phenomenas: Kardjali, Haskovo, Yambol, Sliven, Burgas, Targovishte, Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Shumen, Dobrich and Varna.

In 12 regions in the country a Yellow Code was issued over strong wind, alerted the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) at the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

The regions are: Vidin, Vratsa, Montana, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Targovishte, Razgrad, Silistra and Shumen.

Strong, northwest wind with gusts over 20 m/s is expected.

With a campaign on April 9, the day of the big Christian holiday Palm Sunday (Tsvetnitsa), the spring campaign for voluntary blood donation continues throughout Bulgaria, the press centre of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) announced.

Bulgaria's government has dismissed a quarter of the regional governors of the country and has appointed new ones, the government says.

The cabinet's press service has explained the governors of Pernik, Stara Zagora, Vidin, Gabrovo, Smolyan and Pleven have been freed of their duties as they are willing to enter election tickets of certain parties.

Twelve new containers for old clothes and textile items have been placed in the streets of Sofia this week as part of a nationwide campaign launched by the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC).

"This is an idea we've borrowed from our partners in Germany, Austria and Switzerland," BRC Chairman Hristo Grigorov has told public radio broadcaster BNR.

The Bulgarian Red Cross started on Wednesday the annual distribution of food products to the most deprived citizens.

Until January 29 more than 255 000 people will be supplied with food products of first need.