There are no reports of casualties as a result of the storms that broke out in Western Bulgaria tonight. A first-degree warning - yellow code, for nine districts in Western Bulgaria for local intense rainfall, thunderstorms and hail was issued for today by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).
In Blagoevgrad district, hail in Dolno Draglishte caused material damage to a car and more serious damage to the agricultural production of people in the village's lands. This was reported to BTA by the municipal administration in Razlog Municipality and specified that at the moment there are no reports of flooding or incidents.
There are no reports of flooding or material damage in Dragoman Municipality, Sofia Region, after the storm there, the municipal administration reported to BTA. Hail fell briefly, but did not cause any damage, the Municipality explained.
There is no information about flooding or injured people after the strong storm in the municipality of Elin Pelin, Sofia region, the Municipality's press center reported to BTA. The municipal administration also indicated that hail fell on the territory of the municipality, but there is no information about material damage. The Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior - Sofia reported to BTA that in the village of Musachevo, Elin Pelin municipality, there are two fallen trees. There is no information about injured people or material damage.
Fallen rocks made traffic between Sofia and Samokov difficult near the village of Dolni Pasarel, the Road Infrastructure Agency (API) reported to BTA.
The power supply in Sofia was interrupted due to the thunderstorm that broke out in the district of "Druzhba" 2 in the "Iskar" district, in the "Gorublyane" district and "Mladost" 3 in the "Mladost" district and in parts of the "Pancharevo" district, "Electrohold" reported to BTA. The company said that work is underway to eliminate the failure. By 8:30 p.m. tonight, the power supply is expected to be restored, "Electrohold" added.
The press center of "Vasil Levski" Airport – Sofia confirmed to BTA that three flights have been redirected for landing from Sofia to Plovdiv and Burgas due to bad weather in the capital. All three flights are operated by the "Ryanair" airline.