Bulgaria Endures Cold, Heavy Traffic

The strong cold front will bring blizzards and heavy fog in Northern Bulgaria, the Danube Valley and the region around the capital Sofia. Photo by BGNES

A freezing cold front swept over much of Bulgaria on Sunday with snowstorms snarling the intensified traffic as the Christmas and New Year holidays are coming to an end.

The onset of northern and northwestern winds sent the mercury plummeting to between 3 and 4 centigrades below zero.

Bulgaria’s Meteorological Station on Sunday morning warned that the strong cold front will bring blizzards and heavy fog in Northern Bulgaria, the Danube Valley and the region close to the capital Sofia.

The interior ministry has announced that police measures will be beefed up, especially along the highways leading to the capital Sofia and the bigger towns, as many people are travelling on the last day of the holidays.

The cold snap comes right after some of the highest temperatures in decades were recorded in Bulgaria. The country started the new year in a surreal Spring-like atmosphere with unusually warm weather, brought about by unseasonal southerly winds.

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