site.btaEuropean Flood Awareness System Warns of Weather Complications in Parts of Bulgaria

The National Operations Centre at the General Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection received official information from the European Flood Awareness System warning of expected weather-related complications in some parts of the country on October 3, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov said. He was speaking Thursday at a working meeting held at the Ministry, in response to a deteriorating weather situation and warnings of heavy rainfall.

The agenda included a review of institutional readiness and coordination of actions to ensure public safety. Attending the meeting were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov and representatives of the Interior Ministry, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology and the National Association of Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria.