Balgarianovinite.com The town and municipality of Veliko Tarnovo have declared a state of emergency due to heavy rainfall, Mayor Daniel Panov said on his Facebook page.
Panov said more than 80 litres per square metre of rain fell within 40 minutes – a volume that no drainage system can handle. He added that in just minutes, more rain fell than usually falls in a whole month.
He further said that such flooding has not been seen since 2014, when rainfall lasted several hours. This time the entire volume of water was discharged in just over half an hour. Emergency teams are continuing drainage operations. There are flooded ground floors in the villages of Prisovo and Debelets.
Panov also reported that the Yantra River is currently three metres below critical levels, but a large volume of water is coming from Gabrovo and Dryanovo, creating a risk of flooding in the lowest parts of Veliko Tarnovo and Debelets.
At present, there is no need for evacuation, the mayor said. State of Emergency Declared in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality Due to Heavy Rain, Says Mayor Daniel Panov 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-22 22:17:29 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law