Balgarianovinite.com Celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising in the town of Apriltsi have been cancelled due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, Apriltsi Mayor Tihomir Kukenski told the Bulgarian News Agency. Torrential rains caused rivers to overflow, creating a critical situation in the mountain town. Given the safety of local residents and visitors, the planned programme has to be cancelled, Kukenski added.
President Iliana Iotova had been scheduled to attend Saturday’s celebrations.
Several areas in Apriltsi have been affected. The Vidima River overflowed because of the heavy rain. The river has since receded back into its riverbed, and the situation there is gradually returning back to normal.
Conditions remain critical in the Novo Selo neighborhood, where a stream carried dry trees and branches that blocked a culvert. The water overflowed onto the road, washing away part of the roadway.
A particularly serious situation developed at the confluence of the Ostreshka River and the river coming from the Marishnitsa neighborhood. Local residents reported that several homes were flooded. One woman became trapped inside her home as floodwaters rose to armpit level. April Uprising Anniversary Celebrations in Apriltsi Cancelled Due to Flooding 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-23 08:04:42 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