Balgarianovinite.com Speaking on Bulgarian National Television on Monday, Chief Commissioner Aleksandar Dzhartov, Director of the General Directorate of Fire Safety and Civil Protection, said that the flood situation is gradually normalizing.
“Over the past 24 hours, we received 36 alerts related to impacts of weather events. Most of them were in the Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo regions. In Plovdiv, we also received nine alerts about fallen trees. Compared to Saturday, when there were 154 alerts, this marks a significant decrease. The good news is that there has been a gradual decrease in river levels. A drop has already been observed in the level of the Yantra River in the Ruse region,” Dzhartov said.
He added that no reservoirs currently pose a risk.
“Repairing the damage will take a long time,” he said. “We need to change our mindset and focus primarily on prevention. No matter how much we invest in technology and equipment, when the time comes to respond, sometimes that will not be enough,” Dzhartov noted.
A state of emergency was declared in several municipalities in the Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo and Lovech regions after heavy rainfall that began on Friday evening caused rivers and reservoirs to overflow. In some settlements, residents had to be evacuated, homes and yards were flooded, and roads were closed. Flood Situation Gradually Normalizing – Head of Fire Safety and Civil Protection General Directorate 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-25 08:50:10 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