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Wind blew away the roof of the library in Veliki Preslavn

A fallen tree blocks the trains in the Iskar Gorge

Nov 23, 2024 04:52 57

Wind blew away the roof of the library in Veliki Preslavn  - 1

The roof structure of the library in Veliki Preslavn was damaged by the strong wind, the municipality announced on its Facebook page , broadcast bTV.

In the area of the Tourist Information Center, community center and library in Veliki Preslav, there are detached parts of the roof structure of the library, the municipality warns.

There are fallen wooden structures and sheet metal around the perimeter of these buildings.

The area is secured by the local fire department and there is an appeal for citizens not to cross there.

Trains passing through the Iskar gorge in the area of Eliseina station were temporarily blocked late yesterday afternoon.

The cause was a huge pine tree that fell on the contact network in the area.

A tree blown down by the wind cut off the electricity. Temporarily, the compositions waited at neighboring stations.

In the evening traffic was resumed in both directions – towards Sofia and Gorna Oryahovitsa.

However, it was carried out only on the one railway, because of which the trains had to wait.

This has caused serious delays to trains running on this line.

Some of the passengers sought alternative transportation by car.

At the moment, the teams of the National Company “Railway Infrastructure” (NKŽI) are working on restoring the contact network in the area of Eliseina station.

It is expected that the damage will be repaired as soon as possible. Affected passengers will be able to receive compensation in the form of free travel if they so wish.