Bulgaria Seized by Extremely Low Temperatures

Society | January 12, 2009, Monday // 00:00
Bulgaria Bulgaria Seized by Extremely Low Temperatures: Bulgaria Seized by Extremely Low Temperatures All of Bulgaria was gripped by extremely low temperatures Monday as the country is depleting its modest natural gas reserves after the Russian gas cutoff. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Bulgaria has been gripped by very low temperatures Monday, with the northern towns of Sevlievo and Knezha registering the lowest, -21 and -19 degrees Celsius respectively, the National Meteorology and Hydrology Institute said.

The southern Bulgarian cities of Plovdiv and Stara Zagora registered -17 degrees Celsius on Monday, and the northern cities of Pleven and Lovech had -15 degrees.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia has had a temperature of -11 degrees Celsius. The southern Black Sea resort of Ahtopol was the warmest spot in the country with only -2 degrees.

The Meteorology Institute said the temperatures were slowly going to rise on Tuesday and Wednesday but warned of showers of freezing rain.

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