We are not talking about ordinary rain here. This is 400 liters, which is historic. Such rain has fallen in Bulgaria two or three times. The last time I think such a downpour fell in our country was in 2005, when all of Bulgaria was flooded. This was stated in an interview with NOVA NEWS by the advisor to the Minister of the Interior Nikolay Nikolov.
„It is clear that we cannot fight nature, but we must learn to build in the right places, to build on high ground, not low ground, where the waters collect. As firefighters, we have always said that we are worried about dry ravines that collect slope waters and carry them to the sea, but on the way they pass through buildings and squares. We are talking about the great power of water“, explained Nikolov.
Regarding the people in the “Elenite“ complex, who refuse to be evacuated, Nikolov explained that they are not actually in such a dire situation, as their biggest problem is the lack of electricity. And he specified that the authorities are in constant communication with them in case of need.
According to him, over 130 settlements in our country are currently without electricity, mainly in Northwestern Bulgaria.
The BG-Alert system was used very quickly. In addition, yesterday, together with the weather forecasters, we warned that serious dangers await us today, Nikolay Nikolov pointed out.
In conclusion, he reassured everyone that there is no danger of the dams overflowing, despite the huge amounts of rainfall.