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The fight against the effects of the storm continues in Sofia

More than 3 hours of heavy rain, sometimes with hail, poured over the city

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The fight against the effects of the storm that hit Sofia on Wednesday continues, NOVA reported.

For more than 3 hours, torrential rain, sometimes with hail, poured over the city. The streets turned into rivers. There were huge traffic jams.

Over 90 calls were made to 112. They are mainly about flooding ground premises, fallen trees and blocked manholes. No data on people in distress. One of the underpasses on "Tsarigradsko shose" blvd. had to be closed. The parking lot of one of the big malls in Sofia was also flooded.

A little before 19:00, lightning struck near a man in the Mladost neighborhood of the capital. 1. He had an umbrella in his hand. Fortunately, the 30-year-old man was not seriously injured. He was admitted to "St. Anna" hospital. There is no danger to his life.