Flood

Repairs of Flood-Damaged Rail Infrastructure in Bulgaria to Cost BGN 3.2M

Bulgaria needs an estimated BGN 3.2 M to repair flood damage to its rail infrastructure, according to caretaker Transport Minister Nikolina Angelkova.

Angelkova inspected Thursday flood-hit sections of the rail line Dimitrovgrad - Nova Zagora, according to a media statement of the Transport Ministry.

Flood-Stricken Mizia's Recovery to Cost BGN 5.5 M

Preliminary estimates on repairs in the Bulgarian town of Mizia, which was hit by flash floods in August, have been made public.

The calculations are based on the damages of infrastructure, dwellings and public buildings alone, with the cost of food products for the most severely affected residents yet to come,

Scientists Blame Negligence for Floods

Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) believe that the main cause of the devastating floods in Bulgaria is human negligence, not the torrential rains.

"There are no natural disasters, there is human negligence",  the head of the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at BAS, Georgi Korchev, told Vesti.bg.

Bulgaria IntMin Proposes Fines for Municipalities over Floods

Caretaker Interior Minister Yordan Bakalov said Monday sanctions could be imposed on municipalities failing to carry out prevention activities against floods and other disasters.

In an interview with the Bulgarian National Television, Bakalov explained he had sent a letter to municipalities last week to urge them to clean riverbeds and sewage infrastructure.

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