Easter Monday in Bulgaria: Tradition and Family Visits
Orthodox Easter Monday is the day following Easter Sunday and is observed across Bulgaria as part of the wider Easter celebration within the Orthodox Christian tradition
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A firefighting aircraft from France is set to arrive today to aid in battling the fire on the Slavyanka border mountain. Bulgaria requested assistance under the European Civil Protection Mechanism after the fire, which had already consumed over 15,000 acres in Greece, crossed into Bulgarian territory. The presence of mine fences has complicated efforts to extinguish the fire on both sides of the border.
Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov stated, "A plane that I actually saw for myself within 10-12 seconds was able to fill between 6 and 7 tons of water. We have already detained this mechanism. I suppose that with a good set of circumstances this plane will be able to operate on Tuesday."
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that no one was injured in the fire that broke out last night in the Seventh District of Samokov, according to BTA. The fire affected a house and outbuildings, contrary to initial reports of three houses. Fire crews successfully managed to control the blaze.
In the past 24 hours, 128 fires have been extinguished across the country, as reported by the General Directorate "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population" on their website. There were no fatalities or injuries in these fires.
Fire crews have responded to 166 accident reports in the last 24 hours. Of these incidents, 21 fires caused material damage, including five in residential buildings. Additionally, there were 107 fires reported without any material damage.
A homeless man discovered a sack containing human body parts next to a waste container in the Trakia residential district of Plovdiv, according to local media reports
A violent confrontation between two long-standing feuding Roma families in the Bulgarian city of Haskovo left three people injured and seven others detained
The search for 79-year-old Tanka Manova from the village of Razena near Kazanlak has entered its fourth day, with authorities and residents continuing intensive efforts to locate her
A passenger train traveling from Ruse to Plovdiv derailed early this morning after striking rocks from a landslide along the railway line between Tryavna and Tsareva Livada
A passenger train in central Bulgaria derailed on Friday morning after hitting a rock mass caused by a landslide in the Raduntsi–Dabovo railway section,
Authorities in Yambol are convening an emergency meeting after a serious incident in which a 3-year-old boy was found hanging from the outside of a balcony on the eighth floor of a residential building
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