Sadovo

Efforts to manage the smoldering fires at the old sludge depot near the Plovdiv village of Katunitsa are ongoing, as the area continues to experience a strong, suffocating odor. A mobile laboratory is monitoring the air quality, prompting the closure of a local kindergarten and school after waste from the treatment plant ignited.

"Within a month, the state will restore the funds of farmers in the region of Sadovo, whose harvest was severely affected by hail". This was stated by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who together with the Minister of Agriculture Ivan Ivanov visited the local farmers.

A civil aviation plane was the reason for not firing against the storm clouds that brought devastating hail to the town of Sadovo yesterday.

Tonnes of waste were discovered in the riverbed of the Chaya River near the village of Katunitsa, Southern Bulgaria, BNT reported.

Bird flu has been registered in a farm in the village of Bogdanitsa, Sadovo municipality, according to bTV. 

The case was confirmed yesterday. 39,000 laying hens will be culled and accordingly buried to prevent any spread of the disease.

The farm will be disinfected and the owners - compensated.

A man died after a beating in Plovdiv. As previously reported, an elderly man was found helpless about 22:00 on July 2 next to his car near the Military Hospital in Plovdiv. The Emergency Team has done its best to save him, but unsuccessfully.

71-year-old Stefan Neykov has died as a result of a violent beating, has a number of serious injuries throughout the body.

Four new cases of measles were registered during the past weekend in Plovdiv, Dr Monika Troyancheva from Plovdiv Regional Health Inspection (RHI) told Radio FOCUS - Plovdiv. There are a total of 65 cases registered so far.

"Their number is updated every day, as not all of them are proved for sure," Dr Troyancheva explained.

A 74-year-old Turkish citizen has died after a frontal collision with an Iranian TIR truck in Southern Bulgaria, local authorities have said.

The Turkish man was reportedly driving in the opposite direction of the road between Sadovo and Cheshnegirovo, in the region of Plovdiv, when the crash occurred, according to BGNES newswire.