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2014 Bulgarian floods

April 14, 2024

On June 19, 2014, torrential rains caused severe flash flooding across northeastern Bulgaria leaving dozens of villages without electricity and submerging large parts of several cities in the region.[5][6] At least 16 people were reported killed – 13 (4 of which children) in the Asparuhovo district of Varna, one in Dobrich and two in the village of Tsani Ganchevo in Shumen Province.[5][6][7][8][9]

2014 Bulgarian floods
24-hour rainfall totals in Bulgaria for June 19, 2014
Date17–20 June 2014 (3 days)
Location Bulgaria

 Romania

Deaths16
Property damage311,000,000+ Euros[1][2][3][4]

Abundant rainfall, the result of a Mediterranean cyclone, also caused damage on the Romanian shore of the Black Sea, especially in Constanța County.[10]

Meteorological history edit

In the days leading up to the event, large parts of the country had been battered by heavy rain and hailstorms. On June 18, the Varna office of the country's forecasting service (NIMH) sent an official memo to the local administration warning of intensive rain and hailstorms on the following day.[11] According to the NIMH, the average 24-hour for Varna Province was between 60 and 85 L/m2, while in neighboring Dobrich Province it was from 90 to 155 L/m2. The average amount for the whole month of June is around 50-60 L/m2. A single weather station in the north of Varna recorded values of 35 L/m2 in a two-hour period between 6pm and 8pm on June 19. In the far northeastern parts of Bulgaria, rainfall rates reached 140–200 mm/h.[11] On June 20 the NIMH warned that further rains up to 20 L/m2 could be expected throughout the weekend.[8]

According to data presented by the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of Constanța County, the most affected areas in the county were Brebeni, wherein the amount of water was 92 L/m2, Adamclisi – 80.2 L/m2, Deleni – 60 L/m2, Albești – 64 L/m2 and the municipality of Mangalia, with 31 L/m2.[12]

Affected regions edit

Bulgaria edit

The worst-hit area was in Varna's low-lying district of Asparuhovo, where dozens of houses were swept away and streets were virtually unrecognizable due to piles of mangled cars and debris. At least 11 people were initially confirmed killed in Asparuhovo, with at least two others missing. Much of the area remained without electricity for more than 24 hours before official restored it in the afternoon of June 20.[13] It was not immediately clear if most of the victims drowned inside houses or were swept away in their vehicles.[8] On June 23 emergency services located the body of a 3-year-old girl in the ruins of a house in Asparuhovo, raising the death toll in Varna to 12. A six-year-old boy remained missing and was presumed dead.[14] His body was discovered on June 26, bringing the final death toll from Asparuhovo up to 13.[15]

A further three casualties were reported from the city of Dobrich, were water levels rose to almost 2 meters in some parts of the town.[5][8] The mayor of the city Detelina Nikolova later announced that only one person had been confirmed dead, after 2 people initially thought missing were found to have escaped unharmed.[6]

On June 20 the government declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Varna, Shumen, Dobrich, Veliko Tarnovo and Pazardzhik. The Pass of the Republic was closed after a 200-meter section of the road was swept away by rushing floodwaters.[16] The Batova river burst its banks near the Black Sea resort of Albena, prompting the evacuation of six hotels. Roads leading out of Albena towards Varna and Balchik were damaged and temporarily closed.[17]

Romania edit

In Constanța County, a popular summer destination for Romanians and foreigners, the authorities established red code of flooding.[18] Wind gusts of 94 km/h caused significant damage in the summer resorts.[12] Tens of kilometers of roads were flooded, disrupting traffic in the localities of Adamclisi, Abrud, Urluia and Zorile. Likewise, dozens of houses and 70 hectares of pasture were affected by floods.

In Constanța, the sewage system couldn't cope with the large amount of rain, boulevards and streets being covered by water. In Mamaia, the rain destroyed a cafe on the seafront.[19]

Response and aftermath edit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski travelled to Varna, where he called the disaster a "great tragedy". The government declared Monday, June 23, a day of national mourning.[8] In a message to the Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso promised to mobilize all available instruments to help the country.[20] According to EU legislation, for emergency funds to be activated a disaster needs to inflict damage of three billion Euros (by 2002 inflation rates) or more than 0.6% of the country's GDP. In the case of Bulgaria this means confirmed damages of at least 232,5 million Euros.[21] On June 24, officials announced that preliminary damage estimates in Veliko Tarnovo Province alone were over 10 million leva (5,1 million Euros).[2] Damage to the country's road infrastructure was estimated at around 15 million leva (7,7 million Euros), including about 1.5 million leva to reopen the Pass of the Republic.[3] On June 27, Varna Province officials announced that damage to local infrastructure there was estimated to be at least 30 million leva (15.25 million Euros).[4]

Starting from June 24, officials in Varna began evacuating around 250 Asparuhovo residents from 85 buildings deemed too dangerous to live in, including at least 11 that would be demolished immediately. Due to the extreme amount of precipitation, measures were taken to stabilize parts of the hillside in the area for fears it might collapse in a landslide.[22] Water service was fully restored to Asparuhovo on June 25, although officials announced they will continue to monitor the chemical composition of water within the city of Varna for at least a few weeks.[23] By June 27, the number of evacuation orders in Asparuhovo had risen to 132, covering more than 1,000 residents of the neighborhood.[4]

On June 20 the organizers of Sofia Pride announced they would postpone the 7th edition of the event, scheduled for the day after, in solidarity with the victims of the floods. They also appealed to citizens to actively contribute to the ongoing relief effort.[24] Dozens of fans of Levski (Sofia) and CSKA (Sofia) both urged supporters to donate via the text-messaging campaign and promised to organize help on the ground as well.[25] On June 23 a spokesman for the Bulgarian Army announced that a total of 860 people had been rescued or evacuated by various units across the country.[26]

Relatives of people killed in the floods were to receive an immediate one-time government package of 10,000 leva (~5,113 Euros).[27] Within hours of the event, a donation campaign was set up through which citizens could contribute funds by sending text messages to a special numbers. By mid-afternoon on June 20 over 190,000 such texts had been sent, raising a few hundred thousand leva for victims of the floods.[5] By June 24, a total of 832,948 Leva (~425,600 Euros) had been gathered as part of the relief efforts, with about 80% of those coming from text messages and the rest being donated via bank accounts. Authorities estimated the total numbers of families that would require long-term help at around 800, spread across Varna, Dobrich and Veliko Tarnovo provinces.[28]

Several dozen Syrian refugees traveled from camps in the capital Sofia and Harmanli to Varna, answering a call by the local municipality for volunteers to help with the clean-up effort.[29]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ЕК предлага 10,5 млн. евро за щетите от наводненията в България". investor.bg. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Щети за над 10 млн. лева след потопа във Великотърновско (News.bg, in Bulgarian)
  3. ^ a b Около 15 млн. лв. трябват за възстановяване на разрушените пътища (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  4. ^ a b c Над 30 млн. лв. са нужни за ремонт на инфраструктурата във Варна (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  5. ^ a b c d На живо: След трагедията във Варна - 10 жертви, в Добрич - 3 (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  6. ^ a b c Наводненията в Добрич са взели само една жертва, обяви кметът на града (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  7. ^ "Flood killed 10 people in Bulgaria". BBC News. 20 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e . Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  9. ^ "Two children drowned near the village of Tsani Ginchevo". Vesti.BG. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. ^ "COD ROȘU de inundații în județul Constanța. Prognoza meteo pentru următoarele 3 zile în toată România". Știrile PRO TV (in Romanian).
  11. ^ a b Интензивни валежи в североизторна България и гр. Варна 19-20 юни 2014г. (NIMH Statement, in Bulgarian)
  12. ^ a b "Inundații în Constanța: gospodării și zeci de kilometri de drumuri sub ape". Timiș Online (in Romanian). 20 June 2014.
  13. ^ Пуснаха тока в „Аспарухово“ (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  14. ^ Откриха трупа на едно от издирваните в Аспарухово деца (обновена) (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  15. ^ Откритото в "Аспарухово" детско тяло е на изчезналия Марин (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  16. ^ Хаинбоаз е затворен, няма активизирани свлачища (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  17. ^ В Албена са евакуирани туристи от шест хотела (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  18. ^ Alexandru Ion (20 June 2014). "Cod roșu de inundații în județul Constanța". România Liberă (in Romanian).
  19. ^ Sînziana Ionescu (17 June 2014). "Potop la Constanța. Ploaia a inundat orașul. Apa trece de pragul mașinilor, pătrunzând și în autobuze". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  20. ^ ЕК е готова да окаже помощ на засегнатото от природните бедствия население на България (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  21. ^ ЕС ще ни помогне, ако щетите от наводнението са над 232, 5 млн. евро (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  22. ^ След пороите свлачища грозят Варна (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  23. ^ Водата в "Аспарухово" вече е годна за пиене (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  24. ^ Парадът "София Прайд" се отлага заради трагедията във Варна (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  25. ^ Спортисти, клубове и фенове се включват в подкрепа на пострадалите от наводненията (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  26. ^ Армията помогнала на 860 пострадали при наводненията в страната (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  27. ^ Близките на загиналите в бедствието във Варна и Добрич ще получат по 10 хиляди лева (Dnevnik.bg, in Bulgarian)
  28. ^ 832 948 лв. вече са събрани в помощ на Варна (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)
  29. ^ Сирийски бежанци помагат за разчистването на Аспарухово (Offnews.bg, in Bulgarian)

External links edit

  • Department of Weather Forecasts (NIMH) - Varna Office
  • Dnevnik.bg gallery of the immediate aftermath in Asparuhovo, Varna
  • Dnevnik.bg gallery a few days after the disaster in Asparuhovo, Varna
  • European Commission JRC 20 June 2014: Bulgaria - Severe Weather / Floods[permanent dead link]

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On June 19 2014 torrential rains caused severe flash flooding across northeastern Bulgaria leaving dozens of villages without electricity and submerging large parts of several cities in the region 5 6 At least 16 people were reported killed 13 4 of which children in the Asparuhovo district of Varna one in Dobrich and two in the village of Tsani Ganchevo in Shumen Province 5 6 7 8 9 2014 Bulgarian floods24 hour rainfall totals in Bulgaria for June 19 2014Date17 20 June 2014 3 days Location Bulgaria Varna Province Dobrich Province Veliko Tarnovo Province Shumen Province Romania Constanța CountyDeaths16Property damage311 000 000 Euros 1 2 3 4 Abundant rainfall the result of a Mediterranean cyclone also caused damage on the Romanian shore of the Black Sea especially in Constanța County 10 Contents 1 Meteorological history 2 Affected regions 2 1 Bulgaria 2 2 Romania 3 Response and aftermath 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMeteorological history editIn the days leading up to the event large parts of the country had been battered by heavy rain and hailstorms On June 18 the Varna office of the country s forecasting service NIMH sent an official memo to the local administration warning of intensive rain and hailstorms on the following day 11 According to the NIMH the average 24 hour for Varna Province was between 60 and 85 L m2 while in neighboring Dobrich Province it was from 90 to 155 L m2 The average amount for the whole month of June is around 50 60 L m2 A single weather station in the north of Varna recorded values of 35 L m2 in a two hour period between 6pm and 8pm on June 19 In the far northeastern parts of Bulgaria rainfall rates reached 140 200 mm h 11 On June 20 the NIMH warned that further rains up to 20 L m2 could be expected throughout the weekend 8 According to data presented by the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of Constanța County the most affected areas in the county were Brebeni wherein the amount of water was 92 L m2 Adamclisi 80 2 L m2 Deleni 60 L m2 Albești 64 L m2 and the municipality of Mangalia with 31 L m2 12 Affected regions editBulgaria edit The worst hit area was in Varna s low lying district of Asparuhovo where dozens of houses were swept away and streets were virtually unrecognizable due to piles of mangled cars and debris At least 11 people were initially confirmed killed in Asparuhovo with at least two others missing Much of the area remained without electricity for more than 24 hours before official restored it in the afternoon of June 20 13 It was not immediately clear if most of the victims drowned inside houses or were swept away in their vehicles 8 On June 23 emergency services located the body of a 3 year old girl in the ruins of a house in Asparuhovo raising the death toll in Varna to 12 A six year old boy remained missing and was presumed dead 14 His body was discovered on June 26 bringing the final death toll from Asparuhovo up to 13 15 A further three casualties were reported from the city of Dobrich were water levels rose to almost 2 meters in some parts of the town 5 8 The mayor of the city Detelina Nikolova later announced that only one person had been confirmed dead after 2 people initially thought missing were found to have escaped unharmed 6 On June 20 the government declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Varna Shumen Dobrich Veliko Tarnovo and Pazardzhik The Pass of the Republic was closed after a 200 meter section of the road was swept away by rushing floodwaters 16 The Batova river burst its banks near the Black Sea resort of Albena prompting the evacuation of six hotels Roads leading out of Albena towards Varna and Balchik were damaged and temporarily closed 17 Romania edit In Constanța County a popular summer destination for Romanians and foreigners the authorities established red code of flooding 18 Wind gusts of 94 km h caused significant damage in the summer resorts 12 Tens of kilometers of roads were flooded disrupting traffic in the localities of Adamclisi Abrud Urluia and Zorile Likewise dozens of houses and 70 hectares of pasture were affected by floods In Constanța the sewage system couldn t cope with the large amount of rain boulevards and streets being covered by water In Mamaia the rain destroyed a cafe on the seafront 19 Response and aftermath editBulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski travelled to Varna where he called the disaster a great tragedy The government declared Monday June 23 a day of national mourning 8 In a message to the Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso promised to mobilize all available instruments to help the country 20 According to EU legislation for emergency funds to be activated a disaster needs to inflict damage of three billion Euros by 2002 inflation rates or more than 0 6 of the country s GDP In the case of Bulgaria this means confirmed damages of at least 232 5 million Euros 21 On June 24 officials announced that preliminary damage estimates in Veliko Tarnovo Province alone were over 10 million leva 5 1 million Euros 2 Damage to the country s road infrastructure was estimated at around 15 million leva 7 7 million Euros including about 1 5 million leva to reopen the Pass of the Republic 3 On June 27 Varna Province officials announced that damage to local infrastructure there was estimated to be at least 30 million leva 15 25 million Euros 4 Starting from June 24 officials in Varna began evacuating around 250 Asparuhovo residents from 85 buildings deemed too dangerous to live in including at least 11 that would be demolished immediately Due to the extreme amount of precipitation measures were taken to stabilize parts of the hillside in the area for fears it might collapse in a landslide 22 Water service was fully restored to Asparuhovo on June 25 although officials announced they will continue to monitor the chemical composition of water within the city of Varna for at least a few weeks 23 By June 27 the number of evacuation orders in Asparuhovo had risen to 132 covering more than 1 000 residents of the neighborhood 4 On June 20 the organizers of Sofia Pride announced they would postpone the 7th edition of the event scheduled for the day after in solidarity with the victims of the floods They also appealed to citizens to actively contribute to the ongoing relief effort 24 Dozens of fans of Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia both urged supporters to donate via the text messaging campaign and promised to organize help on the ground as well 25 On June 23 a spokesman for the Bulgarian Army announced that a total of 860 people had been rescued or evacuated by various units across the country 26 Relatives of people killed in the floods were to receive an immediate one time government package of 10 000 leva 5 113 Euros 27 Within hours of the event a donation campaign was set up through which citizens could contribute funds by sending text messages to a special numbers By mid afternoon on June 20 over 190 000 such texts had been sent raising a few hundred thousand leva for victims of the floods 5 By June 24 a total of 832 948 Leva 425 600 Euros had been gathered as part of the relief efforts with about 80 of those coming from text messages and the rest being donated via bank accounts Authorities estimated the total numbers of families that would require long term help at around 800 spread across Varna Dobrich and Veliko Tarnovo provinces 28 Several dozen Syrian refugees traveled from camps in the capital Sofia and Harmanli to Varna answering a call by the local municipality for volunteers to help with the clean up effort 29 See also edit nbsp Europe portal2013 European floods 2013 Sardinia floods 2014 Southeast Europe floods killed 86 people in the Western Balkans a month earlier Flood control List of floods in EuropeReferences edit EK predlaga 10 5 mln evro za shetite ot navodneniyata v Blgariya investor bg Retrieved 10 October 2014 a b Sheti za nad 10 mln leva sled potopa vv Velikotrnovsko News bg in Bulgarian a b Okolo 15 mln lv tryabvat za vzstanovyavane na razrushenite ptisha Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian a b c Nad 30 mln lv sa nuzhni za remont na infrastrukturata vv Varna Offnews bg in Bulgarian a b c d Na zhivo Sled tragediyata vv Varna 10 zhertvi v Dobrich 3 Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian a b c Navodneniyata v Dobrich sa vzeli samo edna zhertva obyavi kmett na grada Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian Flood killed 10 people in Bulgaria BBC News 20 June 2014 a b c d e 12 DIE IN FLOODING IN BULGARIA AFTER HEAVY RAIN Reuters June 20 2014 Archived from the original on July 9 2014 Retrieved June 20 2014 Two children drowned near the village of Tsani Ginchevo Vesti BG Retrieved 24 June 2014 COD ROȘU de inundații in județul Constanța Prognoza meteo pentru următoarele 3 zile in toată Romania Știrile PRO TV in Romanian a b Intenzivni valezhi v severoiztorna Blgariya i gr Varna 19 20 yuni 2014g NIMH Statement in Bulgarian a b Inundații in Constanța gospodării și zeci de kilometri de drumuri sub ape Timiș Online in Romanian 20 June 2014 Pusnaha toka v Asparuhovo Offnews bg in Bulgarian Otkriha trupa na edno ot izdirvanite v Asparuhovo deca obnovena Offnews bg in Bulgarian Otkritoto v Asparuhovo detsko tyalo e na izcheznaliya Marin Offnews bg in Bulgarian Hainboaz e zatvoren nyama aktivizirani svlachisha Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian V Albena sa evakuirani turisti ot shest hotela Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian Alexandru Ion 20 June 2014 Cod roșu de inundații in județul Constanța Romania Liberă in Romanian Sinziana Ionescu 17 June 2014 Potop la Constanța Ploaia a inundat orașul Apa trece de pragul mașinilor pătrunzand și in autobuze Adevărul in Romanian EK e gotova da okazhe pomosh na zasegnatoto ot prirodnite bedstviya naselenie na Blgariya Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian ES she ni pomogne ako shetite ot navodnenieto sa nad 232 5 mln evro Offnews bg in Bulgarian Sled poroite svlachisha grozyat Varna Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian Vodata v Asparuhovo veche e godna za piene Offnews bg in Bulgarian Paradt Sofiya Prajd se otlaga zaradi tragediyata vv Varna Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian Sportisti klubove i fenove se vklyuchvat v podkrepa na postradalite ot navodneniyata Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian Armiyata pomognala na 860 postradali pri navodneniyata v stranata Offnews bg in Bulgarian Blizkite na zaginalite v bedstvieto vv Varna i Dobrich she poluchat po 10 hilyadi leva Dnevnik bg in Bulgarian 832 948 lv veche sa sbrani v pomosh na Varna Offnews bg in Bulgarian Sirijski bezhanci pomagat za razchistvaneto na Asparuhovo Offnews bg in Bulgarian External links editDepartment of Weather Forecasts NIMH Varna Office Dnevnik bg gallery of the immediate aftermath in Asparuhovo Varna Dnevnik bg gallery a few days after the disaster in Asparuhovo Varna European Commission Humanitarian Aid amp Civil Protection Portal European Commission JRC 20 June 2014 Bulgaria Severe Weather Floods permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Bulgarian floods amp oldid 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