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A storm hit Ruse and Shumen, dozens of reports of fallen trees and branches

In Vratsa, they are calculating the damage after last night's hurricane wind

Nov 21, 2024 07:12, renew at Nov 21, 2024 09:55 39

A storm hit Ruse and Shumen, dozens of reports of fallen trees and branches  - 1

BNT reported about a stormy wind in Ruse. Gusts at night reached 72 kilometers per hour, reported the Hydrometeorological Station of the Executive Agency "Research and Maintenance of the Danube River".

There are dozens of reports of fallen trees and branches. There is no information about injured people, as well as about settlements without electricity or communications, the regional administration in Ruse reported. There are no blocked roads in the area.

At the last measurement at 8:00 a.m., the wind speed dropped to 58 km per hour. Rainfall is 4.1 liters per square metre, with 4 liters falling between 5.00am and 7.00am this morning. A drastic change in temperature in recent hours. 2.9 degrees were recorded in the morning hours, and 16.5 degrees were measured last night at 8 p.m.

On-duty rescue and firefighting teams have responded to ten accident reports in the past 24 hours, reported the Regional Directorate (OD) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Shumen, BTA reported. There are fallen trees due to the strong wind.

Team of Regional Office "Fire safety and protection of the population" (RSPBZN) - Shumen has removed a tree that fell on the territory of the Shumen Plateau, near a commercial establishment in the Old Town area, and has cleared the road, the police inform.

At 00:53 a message was received about a fallen tree on the roadway between the fifth kilometer near Shumen and the junction for kv. "Macaque". A team was sent to remove the tree and secure the road for passing cars, adds the OD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Shumen.

At 04:44 a report of a fallen tree on the road to the Second Industrial Zone was received. A rescue team cut and removed the tree that fell on the roadway, the police added.

At 05:27, assistance was requested to remove a tree that had fallen on the roadway on the road in the section from the village of Novosel to the Television Tower. The tree was cut and removed by a team of RSPBZN - Shumen.

At 06:17 a message was received about a fallen tree on St.“ Sofia road“ against a feed company. A rescue team cut and removed the tree and secured the roadway.

Objects were removed from the roadway on St.“ Dedeagach“ in Shumen, got there after strong gusts of wind. A tree fell on the road next to the railway station in the district. "Divdyadovo" was removed shortly after 7 a.m. this morning, police said.

A fallen tree on the roadway in Veliki Preslav next to the waterworks was removed by a team of RSPBZN - Veliki Preslav shortly after 19:30 last night. The tree was cut using a chainsaw, the road is safe for cars.

Two fires were extinguished - in the chimney of a house on st. "Luben Karavelov” in Veliki Preslav and in dry grasses and bushes in the village of Zlatar. The two fires were extinguished without material losses, reported the OD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Shumen.

The Shumen Municipality informed that the villages of Ovcharovo and Kostena Reka are currently without electricity. The Municipality of Shumen urges citizens to be careful outdoors, given the risk of falling branches and building elements.

In Vratsa, the damage will be calculated after the hurricane wind that hit the city last night, BNT reported.

Wind gusts reached over 120 km/h. According to the municipality, there were dozens of reports of fallen branches and trees in the city. Equipment was damaged and cables from the overhead network were broken. There was a partial interruption of the electrical supply in a large part of the settlements of Vratsa.

The teams of Fire Safety and the municipal enterprise “BKS” they were out all night repairing damage. Emergency crews were also working throughout the night. There is no information about injured people.