Pirin

Five people were injured in a severe car crash near the Zagara cabin in Pirin. Reported Sega.

The incident happened last night. Two cars have descended from the cabin to Kresna. The first car has left the road and has fallen into a gully. The crash has happened in a stretch where only specialised cars could pass. The five victims were taken to the hospital in Blagoevgrad.

A 62-year-old tourist was saved in Pirin mountain, he fell down a slope near the Tevnoto Lake. The victim was transported by helicopter to St. Anna's Hospital, Darik reported.

The weather will be mostly sunny before noon today. Clouds will develop around noon and in the afternoon, with short rains in many places, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), quoted by FOCUS News Agency.

There are conditions for hails too.

The wind will be light to moderate from Northwest.

Today the weather will be sunny with temporary increases in cloudiness, almost without rains. There will be light wind, in Danube Plain to moderate from Northwest.

Maximum temperatures will range between 29° and 34°, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), cited by FOCUS News Agency.

Today there will be significant clouds over the country and rains in many places. Only in some areas, there will be thunders too, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

 In Western Bulgaria, the clouds will decrease in the afternoon.

There will be light, in Eastern Bulgaria and Struma valley moderate to strong northern wind.

A demonstration is due on Monday evening in front of the Environment Ministry over a cabinet decision to approve a new plan for Pirin National Park increasing the area where construction is allowed.

A male Romanian skier has died after hitting a rock outside a designated ski run in the Bulgarian winter resort of Bansko, BGNES reported on Sunday.

The accident took place man about 2 p.m. on Sunday in a ravine leading to Banderitza chalet below Todorka peak, according to the Bulgarian news outlet.

The three tourists, who had been lightly injured during their descent of Vihren peak in Bulgaria's Pirin mountain on Tuesday, were rescued in the early hours on Wednesday.

For more than ten hours mountain rescuers attempted to find and transport the two men and a woman, who were not well-equipped for winter conditions.

An emergency rescue operation in Bansko ended successfully Thursday after a lost snowboarder was found safe and sound.

After close to two hours of search, the reascue teams have managed to find an English snowboarder, Radio Focus announced.

A man hit by an avalanche in Bulgaria's Pirin Mountain on Wednesday has been retrieved alive from under the snow piles.

Vasil Cholakov, 37, a Bulgarian national living in Sofia, has suffered a chest trauma and has been sent to a medical centre in the town of Bansko, according to the head of the Bulgarian Red Cross Hristo Grigorov, who was on the site.