site.btaServicepersons with Specialized Equipment Join Flood Response Efforts in Elenite

Servicepersons from the Navy and the Logistics Support Command (LSC) are assisting in the response to the floods in the Burgas region, the Defence Ministry’s press centre said on Saturday.

A total of 20 servicepersons from the Transport Battalion of the LSC in Burgas, equipped with specialized cleaning and transport equipment, will join the cleanup operations in the Elenite resort village. Teams from the Flotilla of Battle and Auxiliary Ships and the Burgas Naval Base will also work on site.

Navy specialists are taking part in the crisis headquarters coordinating relief efforts in the Sveti Vlas area.

The Ministry said that the Bulgarian Armed Forces will continue to provide additional personnel and resources as needed and will remain on the ground to assist in addressing the damage in the most affected areas, for as long as necessary, regardless of the circumstances.