Earth Watch Report – Flooding
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| 18.01.2013 | Flash Flood | Bulgaria | [Statewide] |  |  |
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Flash Flood in Bulgaria on Friday, 18 January, 2013 at 20:09 (08:09 PM) UTC.
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| Heavy rain in the southern district of Smolyan and Kardzhali has increased the levels of some reservoirs and rivers. The municipality of Nedelino, district of Smolyan, has declared a state of emergency. The situation is critical, as the Kichukovska river has burst its banks, overflowing a road section between the town of Nedelino and the village of Krayna. According to the mayor of the municipality of Nedelino, Stoyan Beshirov, the same road stretch was affected by torrential rain last year and no money was allocated for repair works. He also announced that the torrential rain had cut the access to six settlements the municipality. There are landslides in almost every settlement in the municipality. It has been raining in the municipality… |
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