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Bulgaria: Flood: 2005/08/06 Country Information on DRR

Period 2005/08/06
Country or District Bulgaria
Event Type Flood
Outline Three Bulgarians died on Saturday and over 5,000 people fled their homes as severe floods devastated the Balkan country, destroying roads and cutting off remote villages, officials said.
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Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Reuters AlertNet 2005/08/06
Police declared a state of disaster and evacuated over 5,000 people since Friday in south and west Bulgaria, where water levels have reached more than 1.5 metres above normal, officials said.