Maritsa

The submerged foundations of the historic bridge on the Meriç (Evros) River have been brought to light as the waterway's flow dwindled to a mere 48 cubic meters per hour.

This revelation follows a concerning decline in the river's water levels,

attributed in part to scorching summer temperatures exceeding seasonal norms across Türkiye.

80 illegal migrants were found in a truck with Turkish registration on the Trakia highway.

The truck was stopped in the morning shortly before 5 o'clock by a patrol of the gendarmerie department in Plovdiv.

Two individuals, a lawyer and an interpreter, were arrested at the port of Thessaloniki in northern Greece following the discovery of four migrants and refugees inside a small truck that had arrived from Turkey.

A Moroccan migrant who was injured by gunfire while crossing from Turkey into Greece Thursday is being hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries, Greek officials said.

Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the country from neighboring Turkey.

On the last of the Easter holidays, heavy traffic is expected in the major Bulgarian cities. After 2 p.m. there will be an increased police presence on the roads. Alcohol and drug tests are also ongoing.

The declaration for the extension of the fence along the length of the Evros River on Greece's northeastern border with Turkey was signed on Thursday by Citizens' Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos and his deputy, Eleftherios Economou.

The authorities will temporarily close Maritsa 3 TPP due to a series of violations of environmental norms. The last excesses of the permitted levels of sulfur dioxide were registered days ago.

Greek police said on Aug. 15 they had found a 38-strong group of migrants inside Greek territory, away from the Meriç River, known as the Evros in Greece, and about four kilometers (2.5 miles) south of where the group had been reported to be stranded.

Turkey's unmanned aerial vehicles, flying in a large area stretching from the Evros (Meriç) River on the common border in the north to the Greek island of Meis, or Kastellorizo, have become a "headache," for Greece, Evangelos Yeorgusis, a retired Greek general, has said.