The evacuation of the residents of the village of Nikolovo is being extended by 24 hours, the crisis headquarters established due to the problem with the dam in the village decided.
Due to the registered landslides yesterday, the mayor of Ruse Poncho Milkov issued a decree to introduce a state of emergency.
The BG-ALERT system will be activated again for the region today.
The residents of the village of Nikolaevo will have to stay out of their homes at least until tomorrow at noon. 60 people from the village have refused to leave in writing.
Hydroengineers and other specialists have been inspecting the dam wall for more than two hours.
The dam level is dropping, the water is being drained by two additional pumps, in addition to the spillway.
The pumping of water from the dam continues. The cleaning of sediments on the road that runs along the wall has also begun.