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1 hr ago | Sofia News Agency

Bulgaria's Man of the Year Sees Childhood Dream Come True

The life of the young mechanic from the small town of Chirpan changed forever after he saved the lives of eight victims of a hellish bus crash in Bulgaria in June.

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6 hrs ago | The Sofia Echo

Italy, Poland among first EU states to offer Bulgaria aid in coping with flood disaster

Italy and Poland were the first two European Union member states to offer assistance to Bulgaria after authorities in Sofia triggered the European Civil Protection Mechanism on February 7 because of the flood disaster in parts of Bulgaria.

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8 hrs ago | Ft. Meade Leader

Snow, Siberian cold blankets E. Europe from Croatia to Russia

Blizzard conditions, record-low temperatures and high winds persisted Tuesday from Bulgaria to Baku, disrupting transportation and complicating efforts to respond to a calamity that has claimed hundreds of lives in central and eastern Europe in the last week.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

The Charlotte Observer

Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; 8 dead

The San Giuliano channel linking Venice to Mestre is partially iced because of unusually low temperatures, in Venice, Italy, Monday, Feb.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Death toll tops 400 in Europe's big freeze

Ice-breakers have battled Europe's big chill as the Danube river froze over more than 170 kilometres, and dozens died of cold on a continent gripped by some of the lowest temperatures in decades.

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Medincine Hat News

Greece and Bulgaria battle flooding as Europe struggles with extreme weather

A painting covered by mud is seen as Svetla Kafedhieva clears the mud in her flooded house in the village of Bisser, 288km east of the capital Sofia, on Tuesday, Feb.

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Sofia News Agency

Schools in Bulgaria Close Due to Extreme Winter

All schools in Bulgaria will be closed for the remainder of the week due to extreme winter conditions that caused road blocks and floods in different parts of the country.

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Sofia News Agency

N Greece Declares Emergency after Bulgarian Floods

Greece has declared an emergency situation in the northern Evros province after heavy rains and melting snow caused the great Evros river to come out of its banks.

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The Sofia Echo

Bulgarian Red Cross, mobile operators, BNT start fund-raising to help people hit by floods

Campaigns to raise funds for people hard-hit by the floods in Bulgaria have been started by the Bulgarian Red Cross, in partnership with the country's three mobile operators, as well as by public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television.

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Transitions Online

ACTA Under Fire, Icy Floods Batter Bulgaria

Eight deaths were reported 6 February in southern Bulgaria after a dam burst, sending floodwaters surging through the village of Bisser in Haskovo province, Novinite reports .

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Sofia News Agency

Bulgarian EU 'Disaster' Commissioner: Worst is Yet to Come

Bulgaria's EU Commissioner on International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, traveled to Bulgaria to visit the flooded areas.

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The Sofia Echo

Further flooding in southern Bulgaria as another dike breaks

The winter weather crisis in Bulgaria deepened on February 7 2012 as another dike was breached, sending a huge wave of water from the Maritsa River towards the southern village of Generalovo and the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey.

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Sofia News Agency

Smolyan, Haskovo Regions, South Bulgaria, under Code Red

Bulgaria has declared its highest " Code Red " weather warning for the southern districts of Haskovo and Smolyan after Monday's massive flooding in the area.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

TrekEarth

The show must go on

This is the Roman amphitheatre in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. When built in the 2nd century AD it could take up to 7 000 spectators.

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International Business Times

After Syria Resolution Fails, U.S. to Consider Sanctions, Arming Rebels

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton called for an international coalition of countries that ""support the Syrian people's right to have a better future" and said the U.S. would tighten sanctions intended to block the flow of weapons to the Syrian regime.

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The Sofia Echo

Floods in Bulgaria: Evacuation of district in Svilengrad

People were evacuated from the residential district of Gebran in Svilengrad amid the flood crisis in southern Bulgaria on February 6 2012.

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Sofia News Agency

Bulgaria's Flood Death Toll Rises to 8

A total of eight persons have drowned in Southeastern Bulgaria as a result of flooding caused by the breaking of local water reservoir dams, the Interior Ministry has confirmed.

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Sofia News Agency

Broken Dam Flooding Kills 9 in Southeast Bulgaria

Map of the flooded area in Southeastern Bulgaria from the bTV channel. The blue line shows the route of the tidal wave from the Ivanovo water reservoir that hit the village of Biser.

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Sofia News Agency

Floods in Southern Bulgaria Hit Coal, Briquette Production

Briquette production at the Brikel plant in the southern Bulgarian town of Galabovo has stopped due to halted coal supplies from the state-owned Maritsa Iztok Mines.

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Sofia News Agency

Overflowing River Closes Road to Bulgarian-Turkish Border

Hotels 5* Hotels 4* Hotels 3* Apartment Houses Restaurants Rent-a-car Casino Golf Resorts Mountain resorts Sea resorts Entertainment Shopping Health Clinics Public Safety Vaults Beauty Salons The overflowing Kalamitsa River , a tributary of the Maritsa River , has flooded a 300-meter stretch of international road E 80 between the village of Kapitan ... (more)

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