Snow and more Snow

[TheTravelBug]

Well 2nd January saw much of Bulgaria wake up to blizzard like conditions and loads of snow. Many villages were without poor and water intermittenly and major roads were shut as well as airports and ports due to bad weather.



Snow stopped today (3rd) but gone colders and roads still trecherous

Rachel

[TheTravelBug]

Rousse Declares State of Emergency (Sofia Echo)

11:32 Thu 03 Jan 2008 - Elitsa Savova

Continuing heavy snowfall forced Rousse mayor Bozhidar Iotov to declare a state of emergency in the the municipality of Rousse on the morning of January 3 2007.

Strong wind accompanies the snowfall and hinders the cleaning of the streets, Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) said.

The local authorities were trying to provide access to the main social and healthcare institutions and secure the delivery of bread and basic goods to shops.

The use of personal vehicles had been forbidden. The main roads to Sofia, Varna and Silistra were closed or traffic was restricted.

The municipality had no information of people in danger, there were only several abandoned vehicles on the road to the village of Nikolovo, BNR said.

The villages of Besarbovo and Nikolovo and part of the city suburbs did not have electricity because of failures in the supplying sub-station. Access to the sub-station was impossible.

Public transport and social services vehicles traffic was difficult. The municipality will co-operate with companies and snow cleaning machines, to secure food supplies in the villages of the municipality, BGNES said.

[mono]

I was wondering how often it snow in the Bulgarian countryside ?
Mono

[TheTravelBug]

Depends on where abouts in Bulgaria you are. Anywhere north of the Balkan range (Veliko Turnovo, Varna, Dobrich etc) tends to be much colder and have harsher winters with more snow. Around Stara Zagora we get a few inches, stays a while if cold and frosty, but never been able to not get around except for the odd day while still snowing.