Over 230 damage reports were received last night after the heavy rains in Sofia , of which 40 were critical. This was announced by the mayor of Sofia, Vasil Terziev, on "Facebook".
He also writes that the teams of the Emergency Service, Fire Safety and Protection of the Population, the Metropolitan Inspectorate and the cleaning companies were mobilized and worked throughout the night.
Emergency teams are currently working on drainage of a private building in the “Triaditsa” area.
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The road tunnel on "Tsarigradsko shosse" blvd. is open for traffic. in the area of the “Polygona” quarter.
The rain catchment shafts are cleaned of sediments and leaf mass by the companies involved in the cleanliness of the city. Control activities are carried out by the teams of the Metropolitan Inspectorate.
Riverbeds and municipal dams are observed. For the moment, there is no danger of spills on the riverbeds, and the water levels in the dams are normal.
Starting today, priority will be given to emergency repairs of gutters in poor condition after the storm, kindergartens, nurseries and schools.
The Metropolitan Municipality continues to implement a program for cleaning riverbeds, which includes over 270 sections. An organization was created to clean nearly 40 sections, including the Perlovska, Vladajska, and Kakach rivers. The culverts of the Southern arc of the Ring Road were also cleaned.
City transport is currently running and running its usual routes. The emergency teams also carry out patrols in the field for the purpose of prevention, the mayor of Sofia also wrote.
"Thank you to everyone for the conscientious work, thank you very much to the volunteers who, as always, joined our teams in dealing with the consequences of the storm. Their help is invaluable," Terziev also wrote.