Burgas Province

A Swedish tourist died in Slanchev Bryag after falling off a hotel balcony late Wednesday evening. The tourist was 19 years old and had arrived in Bulgaria on July 13.

The emergency medical crew established his death immediately after the fall, at around 11:30 pm.

Swiss Ambassador to Bulgaria Denis Knobel and Bulgarian Social Minister Ivaylo Kalfin signed agreements with the municipalities of Burgas, Ruse and Sliven that will be aimed at stimulating the social inclusion of Roma and other vulnerable ethnic groups.

The Bulgarian Commission on Consumer Protection will be launching mass inspections of clubs along the seaside resorts.

Most prominently, the commission's officers will be checking if the quality of the offered alcoholic beverages is proper.

Another important issue will be if resort clubs offer the necessary accommodations for people with disabilities.

A 45-year old British citizen was in need of urgent reanimation after he fell off from his hotel room in the seaside resort of Slanchev Bryag.

The total damages for the road infrastructure after the floods in Bulgaria amount to BGN 22 M after only twenty four hours, said Minister of Regional Development Lilyana Pavlova on Tuesday in an interview for bTV.

A state of emergency was announced on Sunday, after floods and hurricane winds took over a number of cities in Bulgaria. The disaster wrecked havoc on Smolyan, Burgas, Topolovgrad and Dobrich. Varshets, Devin and Kardzhali were also affected.

Forest guards discovered the dead body of an immigrant near the Bulgarian-Turkish border in the Malko Tarnovo region, reports the Burgas police.

The body of the unidentified man was found near the river Mladezhka in the Strandzha mountain, not far away from the village of Zvezdets.

Hundreds of Bulgarians are setting up small-scale home drug labs or marijuana greenhouses, reports the 24 Chasa daily, quoting police sources.

Burgas District Governor Pavel Marinov has informed that a total of over BGN 13 M is necessary to cover flood damage in the region.

Marinov, as cited by the Focus news agency, explained Friday that the damage to the road infrastructure caused during the period of torrential rains in end-October amounted to BGN 5.4 M, while the other damage had been estimated at BGN 7.9 M.

A state of emergency has been declared in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas due to the potentially dangerous weather, Saturday.