Vratsa

Bulgaria is set to experience another day of extreme heat, with yellow and orange weather warnings issued for high temperatures. The alert covers the districts of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Veliko Tarnovo, and Blagoevgrad. Many other regions are also under a yellow heat warning, though Eastern Bulgaria is not included in the alert.

Since the beginning of this week, Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ - Passenger Services) EOOD has introduced experimental electronic ticketing on trains by the transportation staff using PDA devices. Currently, the service is being tested only on the Sofia - Vratsa - Vidin and Sofia - Vratsa - Lom routes.

Two groups of illegal migrants were caught during a specialized operation of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Vratsa in just one hour last night, reported the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met in the village of Lilyache in Vratsa with members and sympathizers of GERB and mayors and municipal councilors from the party. He also commented on the return to Bulgaria of the businessman Vasil Bozhkov.

As a result of the heavy rains in the North-West, the government is taking additional preventive measures to protect the life and health of the population, reports the press center of the Council of Ministers.

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.

Two children - aged 13 and 15, died in an accident last night on the road between the Kozloduy villages of Kriva Bara and Butan, reported the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Vratsa.

The accident happened around 1:30 a.m. A car hit a tree. It was driven by a 16-year-old who did not have a license.

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.

A tree fell on three girls aged 13-14 while sitting on a bench in front of a block of flats in Plovdiv.

The teenage girls were admitted to the Emergency Department of the "St. George" Hospital in Plovdiv, "24 chasa" reported.

The stormy south wind blew away part of the roof of the Council of Ministers, while the presentation of the report on the work done by the caretaker government of Galab Donev was underway in the building, "24 Chasa" reports.

The wind has detached part of the sheet metal facade of the building. A fire brigade team arrived in an emergency and immediately began repairs.