Municipalities of Bulgaria

A code orange for dangerous weather with heavy rainfall is in effect today for 15 areas of Bulgaria. This shows a reference on the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.

These are Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, Sofia region, Sofia city, Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Smolyan, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Stara Zagora.

An accident between a truck and a car with Romanian registration closed the Ruse-Byala road in the "Dve Mogili" area.

In two-thirds of the regions in Bulgaria, unemployment increased last year, according to the annual report of the Employment Agency.

Vidin region had the highest reported rate of unemployed last year - 14.1 percent compared to 12.3 a year earlier. Montana, Vratsa, Silistra also have over 10% unemployed.

The water in 10 villages in the Montana region is not suitable for drinking. A high concentration of arsenic was found in several villages, and in others - of manganese, Nova TV reported.

A 17-year-old boy died and four other youths were injured in a road accident last night on the main road Ruse - Veliko Tarnovo.

Grain producers from Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse and Pleven are gathering on the main road Ruse - Pleven near the village of Gorna Studena to protest against the duty-free import of grain from Ukraine and against the strategic plan in agriculture.

The Petrohan Pass is closed due to fallen stones on the road. The traffic on the road Sofia - Montana in the section Barzia - Gintsi, at km 59 is temporarily limited due to the fallen rock mass and flooded road section. The traffic is regulated by the Traffic Police, only vehicles moving to Montana are allowed, and traffic to Sofia is diverted.

The day of Botev and those who died for the freedom of Bulgaria will be celebrated in the military units of the country with honors.

At exactly 12.00 p.m., for 2 minutes, sirens across the country will sound with an intermittent signal.

The depopulation of Bulgarian villages continues. In 1173 villages, which is about one fifth of all settlements in our country, live up to 50 people, and in 167 villages there is not a single inhabitant. This is shown by the data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the end of 2021.

Due to the growth of covid patients in Sredets and Sungurlare, partial closure has been introduced.

Social centers, pensioners' clubs, and kindergartens are closing their doors. In Sungurlare, they are also facing a health crisis - there are no doctors to treat the sick, and the number of patients has doubled.