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Following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday afternoon
A powerful earthquake in the region of the Iran-Iraq border in the early hours of Sunday to Monday has claimed the lives of nearly 130 people, thousands are wounded. The epicenter is in Sulaimanian province, in the region of northeastern Iraq to the border with Iran. After the initial quake, seismic services recorded another 12 secondary ones with a magnitude of between 3.6 and 4.7.
According to the US Seismological Service, the first earthquake was magnitude 7.3 and an Iranian intel says 6.5, the BNT reported. The epicenter of the quake was 32 km east of the city of Halabja (about 57,000 people) with a depth of 33.9 km.
Strong quakes of 5.8 and 6.8 at the Richter were also registered in Japan and Costa Rica.
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From May 24 to May 26, the weather will vary across regions, featuring sunny spells and occasional showers.
Following the heavy rain and hailstorm in Sofia, Mayor Vasil Terziev reported that the city received 230 distress calls to emergency services and 34 signals at the Metropolitan Municipality's contact center
A yellow code for heavy rainfall has been issued today for 13 regions in Bulgaria
A powerful storm accompanied by hail and rainfall wreaked havoc in several Sofia districts
Today, most of the country will experience sunny weather, though Western and Central Bulgaria will see unstable air masses
The new week in Bulgaria will commence with overcast skies, particularly pronounced in the western regions where rain, sporadic showers, and thunderstorms may occur
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