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Floods in Bulgaria leave one person missing and force seven to evacuate
Heavy rainfall in Bulgaria’s Pazardzhik and Blagoevgrad provinces caused flooding and inundation. A 58-year-old person went missing in Pazardzhik, while seven people were evacuated in Blagoevgrad, where some areas also experienced power and water cuts.
Heavy rainfall in two Bulgarian provinces caused rivers to overflow, flooding residential areas and inundating buildings.
A state of emergency was declared in the Municipality of Strumyani in Blagoevgrad Province because of the flooding. Chief Commissioner Aleksandar Dzhartov, director of the General Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection, said the Shashka and Zlinska rivers had overflowed following the rainfall.
Seven people were evacuated from areas affected by the flooding. Dzhartov said some settlements experienced power and water cuts and that the railway line was also damaged.
Search efforts continue in Pazardzhik
In the Peshtera district of Pazardzhik Province, the entrances and ground floors of some homes were submerged after the Stara Reka River overflowed.
Miroslav Stoyanov, spokesperson for the Pazardzhik Regional Police Directorate, announced that a 58-year-old person had gone missing during the flooding. Police officers, volunteers, drones and tracking dogs are continuing search efforts to locate the missing person.
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