Weather

Code Yellow for strong winds has been issued for fifteen regions in northern and eastern Bulgaria, said Bulgaria's Meteorology and Hydrology Institute, Thursday.

The warning concerns the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Razgrad, Shumen, Targovishte, Silistra, Dobrich, Varna and Sliven.

The state of emergency in Bulgaria’s northeastern city of Dobrich has been lifted, but there is still plenty of cleanup work to be done after the devastating floods.

There are no sufficient resources in the Disaster Relief Fund for new housing for the victims of the floods in northeastern Bulgaria, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev revealed.

“The citizens have a responsibility to insure their homes”, Yovchev stated adamantly.

The damages from the floods that hit Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo, Kilifarevo, Debelets and the nearby villages have been estimated at more than BGN 10M.

This amount includes damages to the infrastructure, people's homes, the Kilifarevski monastery, the Pass of the Republic and agricultural lands.

Two boys aged 13 and 15 have drowned near northeastern Bulgarian Tsani Ginchevo village, Shumen region on Monday evening.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Lazar Krstic said Tuesday that he believes the budget revision will be adopted in August or mid September, after the flood damage estimates and assessment of their effect on the state budget are completed.

Illegal logging accounts for 1/3 of the wood produced in the region of the flood-stricken Varna district of Asparuhovo, according to Agriculture Minister Dimitar Grekov.

The Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna reported a death toll of 12 and massive damage to the infrastructure and housing after heavy rain and severe flooding on Thursday.

Farmers in Serres, northeastern Greece, have called upon authorities to declare a state of emergency in the entire region after hailstorms caused extensive damage to local agricultural production over the last few days.

Serbian Economic Summit opens in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- The 14th Serbian Economic Summit opened in Belgrade on Monday with a working breakfast for representatives of foreign companies and diplomatic community.

They analyzed the consequences of recent floods and possibilities of helping Serbia in the most efficient manner, Tanjug reported.

Dobrich Municipality asks private companies for help in dealing with the aftermath of last week's flood in the town. 

In a statement, published on its website, the municipality asks private companies to provide front loaders and dump trucks for the cleanup operations. 

It also seeks cooperation in finding a supplier of disinfectants, insect repellents and rat poison.