The Crisis Situation after the Torrential Rains in Northwestern Bulgaria is Gradually Normalizing

The partial disaster situation remains in Elin Pelin after the torrential rains that flooded Northwestern Bulgaria in recent days. In Vratsa region, where the situation was critical, the levels of the Skat and Ogosta rivers began to drop.

Meanwhile, the meetings of the Minister of the Interior with the mayors of the municipalities that have suffered from the floods in the past weeks are also starting.

Minister Kalin Stoyanov leads the Interdepartmental Commission for Restoration and Assistance, which must allocate funds for the restoration of the damage as soon as possible.

Due to the planned release of the "Ogosta" dam, the inhabitants of nine houses were evacuated as a precaution, as well as herds of farm animals. Now everyone is back in their homes.

Many volunteers came to the aid of the people in the municipality of Elin Pelin

Due to the torrential rains, the municipality of Elin Pelin declared a partial state of emergency in the village of Stolnik, the village of Churek, the village of Golema Rakovitsa, the village of Potop and the village of Eleshnitsa.

The situation in the village of Eleshnitsa at this moment seems relatively calm. The river level has already fallen.

"The situation was very difficult the last few days, but we are calmer now. The level of the river has significantly dropped by about a meter, a meter and a half. We have no people in distress, but we have flooded yards in the lower parts along the river," explained Kristalina Ivanova, deputy mayor of the village of Eleshnitsa.

She expressed her immense gratitude to the municipal administration, the local people and the many volunteers who came to deal with the critical situation. According to Ivanova, the...