Rhodope Mountains

During the Easter holidays more than 450 000 tourists are expected to visit different regions in Bulgaria, tourism minister Nikolina Angelkova predicted in Kardzhali.

She participated in a Round Table entitled "Prospects for the Development of Cultural and Historical Tourism" at the invitation of the local structure of KRIB.

An extraordinary situation has been announced in part of northern Greece, due to the Maritsa and Arda rivers, the agencies said.

Under the threat of floods, a disaster situation has been announced across the Euros region - from Alexandroupolis to Orestiada.

 Today, from the northwest, the cloud will gradually break and clear and it will be mostly sunny to the northwest, while southeast areas will be mostly cloudy and rainy but only until the evening. There will be light northwest wind, increasing to moderate in Northern Bulgaria.

Today there will be substantial cloudiness with rains, in the northwestern regions snow transitioning to rain with the rise in temperatures. It will rain in more places in Eastern Bulgaria, while significant in amount rainfall is expected in the Rhodopes.

''If we have to secure and strengthen all problem areas and risk areas in the Rhodopes, we will need 1 billion BGN - money that the state does not have.'' This was stated by the Chairman of the Board of Road Infrastructure Agency Eng. Doncho Atanasov, commenting on the theme of the huge landslide on the road Smolyan - Madan.

Last night a dead man and woman were found in a car in the winter resort of Pamporovo,  BGNES reported.

More than 600 machines clean up the snow from the Republican roads,  the Road Infrastructure Agency (API) announced. Most machines work in Northeastern Bulgaria - in the districts of Shumen, Varna, Dobrich and Silistra, and in the Rhodopes - in the districts of Smolyan, Pazardzhik and Kardzhali.

Pavement processing continues to ensure safe travel in winter conditions.

Clouds will be increasing from the southwest with maximum temperatures ranging between 8°C and 13°C, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), told FOCUS News Agency. 

The conditions for hiking in the lower parts of the mountains are good. This was announced by the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) FOCUS Agency from the Mountain Rescue Service (MSF). There are good conditions for hiking in the region of Stara Planina.

The first single of the upcoming new album "Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices" titled "Pora Sotunda" is officially released on the music market in the world today.