Heat Wave Brings Code Orange in Bulgaria

Bulgaria has been baking in the blasting sun for weeks now. File photo

Code Orange alert for dangerous heat is declared for 9 Bulgarian regions Sunday.

The forecast is issued by the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS.

Code Orange for heat is effective for the regions of Blagoevgrad, Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Targovishte, Yambol, Sliven, Stara Zagora, Haskovo, and Lovech. The mercury in these regions will climb to 38 - 40 degrees Celsius

Code orange means intense weather situations with potential damage, injuries and casualties.

People are advised to not venture outside, especially around noon and during the afternoon; to strictly follow the directions of the authorities and be prepared for emergency measures. Plenty of water is to be drunk.

The rest of Bulgaria is under Code Yellow.

Code Yellow means potentially dangerous weather, where the forecast is not for unusual meteorological events, but requires people to exercise caution.

Temperatures there are to reach anywhere between 35C and 40C, (35C in the capital Sofia), with uncomfortable heat and muggy air.

The weather on the Black Sea Coast will be sunny. Temperatures will be between 31C and 35C degrees and 27-29C for the sea water.

According to the weather people such heat wave is not unusual and occurs on average every five years. In Bulgaria, the most recent heat wave was recorded in July 2007 when the mercury reached 45C in some locations.

The absolute temperature record in Bulgaria was measured in 1916 in the village of Sadovo, near the second largest city of Plovdiv.

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