670 snowplows were working on the pavements on the republican roads. The routes were being cleaned to ensure passability in winter conditions.
Snow continues to fall almost over the entire country. Work continues to ensure travel safety
Sofia
The capital dawned with a significant snow cover, which reached 10 centimeters and made traffic in the city difficult. The road to Vitosha was temporarily closed. Trolleybus line number 9 also temporarily suspended operation due to bad weather.
At the moment, the roads in the city and to Vitosha are open. Snowplows are on the ground. Many owners of cooperatives, residential and commercial properties came out to clean the adjacent spaces in front of their respective buildings. The teams of the Sofia Inspectorate are constantly monitoring the situation and weather conditions. On-duty teams remain on standby at night. With the expected drop in temperatures, ice formation is possible, and if necessary, additional treatments with anti-icing mixtures will be carried out.
Northwestern Bulgaria
In the Montana region, a section of the I-1 Vidin - Montana - Vratsa road is completely closed to traffic of all types of vehicles. In the Vidin and Vratsa regions, the passage of vehicles over 12 tons in the direction of Montana is restricted.
Harskovsko
The river in Haskovo overflowed its bed today. And at 10 p.m., the situation with the Harmanliyska River remains complicated due to the ongoing rainfall.
By 9 p.m., the river level had reached critically high values of over 5.00 meters. At the moment, there are no registered spills, but the municipality explains that overflowing is not ruled out.
For now, in the Harmanli municipality, there are no registered overflows of dams and rivers, there are no people in distress and there are no villages without electricity. The Regional Road Administration reports that at this time there are no closed roads in the region.
However, in the village of Kalugerovo, Simeonovgrad municipality, there are flooded yards and outbuildings, but at this time there is no need to evacuate the village residents. The crisis headquarters has been convened. Continuous patrols are being carried out at critical points in order to inspect and assess the situation.
The Mayor of Dimitrovgrad Municipality Ivo Dimov announced that the prolonged rainfall, which reached nearly 50 liters/sq m., has created several critical points on the territory of the municipality.
There are teams of the PBZN near the villages of Stransko and Dolno Belevo due to the rise of the river from the land of the villages.
We recall that today the Minister of Agriculture and Food Ivan Hristanov inspected the condition of the Topolnitsa Dam and the Trakiets Dam on the territory of the Plovdiv and Haskovo regions.
Rusensko
The level of the Cherni Lom River near three villages of Dve Mogili has increased and has almost reached the critical overflow point. We are talking about Pepelina, Ostritsa and Shirokovo. This was announced by the regional governor Dragomir Draganov, who is in constant contact with the local authorities.
The Ruse - Byala road was also temporarily closed to trucks due to the weather conditions.
Disaster situation in Ardino Municipality
The reason is the rise in the level of the Arda River and the seriously compromised concrete pavement of the reinforced concrete bridge from the republican road network in the area of the village of Kitnitsa.
Disaster situation in Galabovo Municipality
The municipality of Galabovo declared a partial disaster situation due to the torrential rains.
The road that connects Galabovo with the villages of Iskritsa, Mednikarovo, Madrets, Glavan, Pomoshnik and passes through the village of Obruchishte is passable.
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology warned that snowfall is expected tonight continue.