Bulgarian Workers Are Safe as Situation in Chile Normalises

World | March 26, 2015, Thursday // 15:42
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Workers Are Safe as Situation in Chile Normalises Military servicemen help people affected by the overflowing Copiapo river, in Copiapo, Chile, 25 March 2015. Photo: EPA

All 198 Bulgarians working on the construction of a photovoltaic power system in the region of the Atacama desert in Chile, who were affected by the floods that hit the area, are safe.

This was announced by the owner of the Blagoevgrad-based firm Ivan Chapov in an interview for Darik radio on Thursday.

The situation is slowly normalising after torrential rains caused floods in the northern part of Chile, where the Bulgarians are working.

Chapov said that the rainfall has stopped, the water continues to drain and the authorities have started clearance of the streets.

In his words, the Bulgarian workers were not directly threatened by the flood as they were at their lodgings.

The entrepreneur from Blagoevgrad stated that all conditions for safety were ensured and the Bulgarians had enough food supplies.

Chapov revealed that the other executive director of the firm – his son Kiril Chapov was in Chile with his whole family, so the workers were not on their own.

Chilean authorities declared a state of emergency in the northern part of the country due to the floods, which were caused by the torrential rains.

Two men were killed, 24 have gone missing and 700 families were left without houses due to the torrential rains, which are unusual for the arid region.

The roads were closed, there were electricity and communications outages and 40 000 people were left without electricity and potable water.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

World » Be a reporter: Write and send your article
Tags: Chile, Bulgarian, workers, rain, rainfall, flood, Atacama, emergency

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria