Provinces of Bulgaria

More car lines on the roads in the center of Sofia, a boat ride along the Perlovska River, as well as sport and recreational sites in one of the locations in the capital with most dust particles in Europe are among the key priorities of the project for renovation of Sofia's city center.

The announcements were stated in bTV news Tuesday morning.

A landslide consisting of approximately 80 cubic meters of earth mass has been activated over the past night at the verge of the Smolyan neighborhood Ustovo.

The massive rocks on the road between Smolyan and Pamporovo have been blocking road traffic since Sunday.  

The restoration of the broken water supply tube near the local highway in the region of Kardzhali has been been continuing all night long.

The incident was caused by a landslide near the village of Padartsi in Southern Bulgaria, approximately 18 kilometers away from the main city.

The massive landslide blocking the road between Smolyan and Pamporovo will not be cleared in less than 48 hours, according to Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova.

Parts of Bulgaria are continuing to be affected by floods and power cuts as precipitations are continuing on Saturday.

According to the latest data of the Fire Safety and Protection of the Population service, 284 settlements in the districts of Kardzhali, Smolyan and Haskovo remain without electricity.

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.

The situation following days of heavy snowfall across Bulgaria is improving, though river levels remain high, the country's Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva has said.

The regions of Smolyan and Kardzhali, as well as the municipalities of Ivaylovgrad Laki, Batak, Sarnitsa, Velingrad, Haskovo and Galabovo remain in a state of emergency over the heavy rains and snowstorms in Bulgaria.

Close to 538 locations across the country had no electricity, as announced by the Interior Ministry's Press Office.

Two Bulgarians fell victims to the bad weather conditions in different parts of the country on Monday.

Thus the total number of victims increased to five after three snowboarders were killed by an avalanche in Pirin mountain on Sunday.

A man from the village of Gorna Kula, near the southern town of Krumovgrad, was found lying dead in the snow.

The levels of the Tundzha and Maritsa (Tunca and Meriç) rivers passing through the Turkish city of Edirne, which borders Bulgaria, have seen a sudden and rapid rise, with the local authorities taking measures against potential flooding.

The Tundzha and Maritsa continued to rise at an alarming rate on March 9, amid snowfall in neighboring Bulgaria and heavy rain gripping Edirne.