Bulgaria Gives BGN 10 000 to Macedonia Boat Tragedy Relatives

Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov announced on the day of the accident that money would be made available for the relatives of the deceased. Now his Cabinet has officially passed the proposal. Photo by BGNES

The Bulgarian government has stated that it will give BGN 10 000 to each of the families of the 15 Bulgarians who were killed in the Ilinden boat tragedy in Macedonia on Saturday.

Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov announced on the day of the accident that money would be made available for the relatives of the deceased. Now his Cabinet has officially passed the proposal.

The money will be made available to the relatives through the Bulgarian Social Assistance Agency.

Last respects have been paid to the 15 Bulgarians who died in a joint mourning ceremony in Pirdop at 10:00 before the bodies of the deceased are sent back to their families for burial. Over 1000 people turned up at the memorial ceremony.

The killed Bulgarians came from Pirdop, Anton, Mirkovo and Zlatitsa, all of which are roughly 100 km east of the capital Sofia.

 

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