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Sunny Again Today in Bulgaria, Hot in the Afternoon with Temperatures between 29°C and 34°C

Sofia. It will be sunny again today, hot in the afternoon. A light east-northeast wind will blow, increasing to moderate in the Danube plain and the eastern areas. Maximum temperatures mostly between 29°C and 34°C, in Sofia around 29°C. Atmospheric pressure slightly higher than the average for August.

Bulgarian Geophysics Institute: After the Quake near Bansko, some 10 Micro Earthquakes were Registered

Sofia. After the earthquake in the area of Bansko yesterday, there were about 10 micro earthquakes, which nobody felt, Prof. Nikolay Miloshev, Director of the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, said in an interview with Focus News Agency with regard to the earthquakes registered in Bulgaria yesterday and today.

Central Greece district hit by flash floods

At least two villages were flooded near Lamia, central Greece, on Friday after the river Spercheios swelled due to heavy thunderstorms.

Online footage showed locals trying to protect themselves and their homes from the rising waters as streams overflowed their banks and barreled through the villages of Styrfaka and Lygaria.

There were no reports of injuries.

Athens suburbs hit by heavy rainfall, flash floods

Cars float in a parking lot-turned-muddy lake following a squall in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi, Thursday. Authorities urged drivers to avoid the area and closed a side road off the main highway leading north out of the capital. The fire department received more than 200 calls for assistance, including pumping water from flooded homes and businesses.

Heavy rainfall floods dozens of homes across Greece

The weather took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, with rainfall exceeding 50 millimeters in many parts of the country.

There was serious flooding in Mandra, the western seaside town that was hard hit in last November's deadly floods.

The rain was also heavy in the prefecture of Magnesia, central Greece, where there were reports of serious flooding.

Heavy rainfall floods dozens of homes in Central Greece

The weather took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, with rainfall exceeding 50 millimeters in many parts of the country. The rain was heaviest in the prefecture of Magnesia, central Greece, where there were reports of serious flooding. In the area of Kanalia, streams broke their banks and flooded around 30 homes while local roads were submerged.

Under the sea: Fighting Greece's plastic trash problem

Dressed all in black and preparing his diving gear with loud zips and clicks, George Sarelakos looks like he's part of a Greek naval operation ready to storm an island or take down smugglers. He's not - but he and four other volunteer divers do have a challenging mission: Clearing the plastic trash from the sea floor that's suffocating Greece's marine life.

Mostly Sunny Today in Bulgaria, with Maximum Temperatures Between 13°C and 18°C

It will be mostly sunny today. In the morning some places in the Upper Thracian Plain will be foggy, while the afternoon will bring broken high clouds over the western areas. There will be light northeast wind with maximum temperatures between 13°C and 18°C.

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