Overflowing River Closes Road to Bulgarian-Turkish Border
Environment | February 6, 2012, Monday // 15:33| views
Southern Bulgaria has been hit by dam wall failures and overflowing rivers. Photo by BGNES
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 Andreevo and the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point.
According to reports of Boder Police, the river level is currently 20 cm and is rising rapidly.
Motor vehicles traveling on E-80 are being redirected to the Lesovo border crossing point.
The Maritsa River has reached its maximum level to a river flow rate of 1200 cubic meters per second.
The mayor of Svilengrad declared a state of emergency after streets running along Maritsa's riverbanks were flooded.
River levels are subsiding or remaining steady in northern Bulgaria and the Black Sea rivers.
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