Harmanli

The battle against fires in Bulgaria persists as emergency measures remain in place. The state of emergency continues in the municipalities of Harmanli and Topolovgrad due to ongoing fires near the village of Cherepovo in Sakar Planina, although there is no immediate threat to local residents.

Late last night, Ginka Raicheva, the regional governor of Haskovo, declared a partial state of emergency in the municipalities of Lyubimets and Harmanli following wildfires in Sakar mountain. The fires ignited yesterday afternoon near the villages of Oryahovo, Izvorovo, and Dripchevo. According to reports from BNT, there is currently no immediate threat to residential areas.

In a recent incident at the migrant center in Harmanli, Bulgaria, a 20-year-old Syrian man was left injured following a physical altercation among residents, as reported by BTA and the Regional Press Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Haskovo. The altercation took place on January 12, leading to the detention of two Syrian suspects residing in Harmanli.

Boyko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria's GERB party, speaks at a press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, 4 October 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

The strongest was at 10:15 a.m., with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, and its epicenter was 13 kilometers northeast of Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) and 30 kilometers from Stara Zagora, at a depth of two kilometers, reports Novinite news agency.

A 500-year-old Ottoman bridge located in a Bulgarian town has been restored within the scope of an EU-funded revival project.

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The reopening of the Siyavuş Pasha Bridge, located on the Bulgarian border town Harmanlı, was held with a ceremony attended by local and international guests.

By order of the Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Valentin Yovev, a detailed development plan for the construction of a new air-electric line on the territory of Bulgaria was approved.

This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.

A flu epidemic and vacation has been announced in more areas of the country. School classes from today will not take place in Vratsa, Montana, Varna, Rousse, Kyustendil and Sliven, BNT reported.

A flu epidemic is announced tomorrow, January 27, on the territory of Sofia-city, the Health Ministry announced.

The Regional Regional Health Inspectorate of Sofia has issued a prescription to the Sofia-city Regional Education Authority to stop the school classes from January 29, Monday, until the end of the school week - 2 February.

A fire broke out on Tuesday morning at the Harmanli reception and accommodation center in Southern Bulgaria, authorities say.

A short circuit or an overload of the electricity grid are among the likely resons, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.

As many as 500 migrants were evacuated, wuth authorities moving them to other spaces.