As much of Western Bulgaria has seen floods because of torrential rain, the highest amount of rain was recorded in the city of Blagoevgrad – 60 liters per square meters in just 20 hours.
Most of the streets looked like rivers on Saturday as a result of the unstopping rain, with dozens of buildings being flooded – both homes and commercial premises.
The amount of rain in the capital Sofia reached 47 liters per square meter, with the Iskar River rising by 1.5 meters nearly reaching the level of several bridges. Emergency units managed to "unclog" the dangerous sections using bulldozers.
Dupnitsa, Pernik and Radomir in the Sofia region remain the most affected by the rains and the rising rivers will hundreds of homes flooded in villages, and floods and landslides closing railway lines and roads.
The torrential rains also affected the region of Vratsa, where the rain amount reached 50 liters per square meter.
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, a senior official of the Bulgarian Civil Protection Service (not to be confused with Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov) said that the global warming has caused a very untypical situation for Bulgaria's climate in which there are enormous amounts of rain within a very short period of time.