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People were evacuated from the residential district of Gebran in Svilengrad amid the flood crisis in southern Bulgaria on February 6 2012.

A total of eight persons have drowned in Southeastern Bulgaria as a result of flooding caused by the breaking of local water reservoir dams, the Interior Ministry has confirmed.

Map of the flooded area in Southeastern Bulgaria from the bTV channel. The blue line shows the route of the tidal wave from the Ivanovo water reservoir that hit the village of Biser.

Briquette production at the Brikel plant in the southern Bulgarian town of Galabovo has stopped due to halted coal supplies from the state-owned Maritsa Iztok Mines.

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Three people drowned, more than 50 have been evacuated and several houses are damaged in the village of Bisser, southern Bulgaria, after a wall of the nearby Ivanovo dam burst on the morning of February 6 2012.

Five people drowned as torrential rains flooded southern Bulgaria on Monday, breaking a dam wall and submerging a whole village under 2.5 metres of icy water, officials and rescuers said.

A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding a village and killing at least three elderly men, authorities said.

The rescue operation for the population of the flood -hit Haskovo municipality in southern Bulgaria continues despite the fact that the Cougar rescue helicopters are highly unsuitable for severe winter conditions.

SOFIA, Bulgaria -; Authorities say a dam has collapsed following heavy rain in southern Bulgaria, flooding a nearby village.

Eleven Bulgarian companies are to be fined a combined total of more than 424 000 leva for under-performance in clearing snow from national roads in November and December 2011.

Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin has pointed out that he pardoned fewer criminals than his predecessor.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton speaks at press conference at the Council of Ministers building in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday Feb.

The Bulgaria for Citizens movement founded by Bulgarian former European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva might participate in the next general elections 2013.

A second cold wave with heavy snow has gripped Bulgaria Sunday, the day of the visit of US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

A "Code Orange" hazardous weather warning was declared in eight districts in Bulgaria on February 5, with three facing the lesser "Code Yellow" warning.

Ex Bulgarian EU Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, and ex Education Minister, Daniel Valchev , both appointed to the posts on the ticket of the party of former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg, during the Saturday meeting in the city of Shumen.

Former Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, is in Varna to participate in a round table "15 Years Later, Where are the Leaders." Photo by bulphoto Former Bulgarian President , Georgi Parvanov , declared Saturday that rule and power should not be any politician's single-handed goal and must be protected by ideas and talent.

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, vows to not retreat on recent decisions under possible pressure from the US.

Bulgarians all over the country are honoring Saturday, February 4th, the 140th anniversary since the birth of the Bulgarian revolutionary hero from Macedonia Gotse Delchev .