There is never just one reason for a tragedy, but many. It was unusual that in 1-2 hours the amount of rain fell as much as in a month. This water has no way to drain and has made its natural path. On the one hand, the heavy rains are to blame, on the other hand, we are. This was stated by climatologist Simeon Matev in the program “Face to Face“ on bTV.
There is negligence and trampling of legal norms everywhere, but in our case it is more clearly expressed. Close to our case is Spain, where heavy rainfall also falls. We have not made major adjustments to the rivers, but there are other outrages, such as dumping garbage, building on rivers, etc., he specified.
„Deforestation is a major factor in the problem of flooding. However, it is not new and is very deeply state-related – failure to comply with rules and doing everything the second way“, Matev emphasized.
„Now many people will need compensation, but why should the state compensate people who have violated the rules. This shows how big this problem is. These are thousands of places in our country, said the climatologist and gave „Asparuhovo“ as an example.
„As for the natural factor, these precipitations are dangerous, but it is not unusual to have them. Such precipitation has occurred before, such as in 1951 and 1994 in Ahtopol. What is more interesting is that these precipitations have become more frequent in recent years. We are no longer on the verge of the problem, but we are inside it“, warned climatologist Simeon Matev. In his words, it is all because of greed.