Balgarianovinite.com Large areas of agricultural land near the Turkish city of Edirne have been flooded due to increased discharge from the Maritsa and Tundzha rivers, which originate in Bulgaria and flow through the city. According to a statement by Turkiye’s State Hydraulic Works regional directorate in Edirne, the Maritsa and Tundzha rivers have overflowed their banks and inundated farmland as a result of heavy rainfall and the controlled release of water from reservoirs in Bulgaria.
The rise in the flow of both rivers earlier in February caused flooding in several locations around Edirne, including near the city’s historic bridges and in the Sarayici area, where the traditional Kirkpinar oil wrestling festival is held. Traffic for both vehicles and pedestrians across the old bridges was temporarily suspended. Although water levels had initially begun to recede, renewed heavy rainfall and continued controlled discharges from Bulgarian reservoirs have again increased the rivers’ flow.
The discharge of the Tundzha River, which is normally about 2 cubic metres per second in the summer, has risen to 212 cubic metres per second. At present, vehicles are once again unable to cross the bridges in Edirne or use some rural roads flooded by the river. A red alert has been issued for flood risk along the Tundzha. Efforts to prevent the river from entering settlements along its banks are continuing.
The water level of the Maritsa River, into which the Tundzha flows, is also critical, and an orange warning code has been issued for it. Flooding along the Maritsa has been reported near the village of Bosnakoy, where there are extensive vineyards.
There is a risk of further overflow near villages south of Edirne, while residential areas in the central part of the city are not currently under threat. Flooded Farmland near Edirne as Maritsa and Tundzha Rivers Rise 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-22 15:16:38 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