The heavy rain and snowing in most of Bulgaria that started on the night of November 17-18 kept creating infrastructural problems on November 19, mediapool.bg reported.

Hundreds of houses have been flooded. There were serious traffic problems. Three mines stopped working and the ports in Varna and Bourgas were closed.

At places dams were overflowing, the water level in all rivers in Pleven region was increased, Osum river was getting out of its bed, representatives of the National Civil Protection Service announced.

The Vit river was 50cm below the level at which it would overflow. Attempts were underway to keep the Iskur river get from overflowing at its lowest section.

Eight settlements in the region of Plovdiv were left without water. The water supply in Kalofer was cut off.

Dozens of streets in Plovdiv were flooded. Seven villages in the Vratsa region were left without electricity because of two broken power transmission lines, the National Civil Protection Service announced.

The water level of the Yantra river near Veliko Turnovo was also high although there was no immediate danger of flooding.

Although dams in the region of Pazardjik were full, there was no danger of embankment rupturing. Floods in the Dimitrovgrad, Mineralni Bani and Haskovo municipalities were already dealt with, representatives of the National Civil Protection Service said. For the past two days rainfalls in the region were almost two times above the usual monthly amounts.

The ground floors of over 30 houses in the city of Kurdjali were flooded, mediapool.bg reported. Kurdjali dam was overflowing, three valves of the Studen Kladenets dam had been opened. Eleven settlements in the Krumovgrad municipality were left without electricity.

Everywhere in the region of Montana snow fell, but roads were accessible. The Petrohan passage was cleaned; all automobiles should travel with snow-chains on and trucks should travel without trailers or semi-trailers.

The road to the village of Sinemorets was difficult to pass because of the heavy rain that poured down in the region. The sand thrown out by the sea blocked the mouth of Veleka river which in turn flooded the road with water. However, there were no closed roads in the region.

The heavy rain flooded the three Mini Maritsa Iztok mines. Coal supplying for Maritsa Iztok 2 Thermo-Electric Power Plant, Maritsa Iztok Enel Thermo-Electric Power Plant and Brikel was cut off, the press centre of the company announced. State of emergency was introduced in the complex.

Gulubovo's mayor Nikolai Tonev announced the state of emergency as well. Over 70 houses in different villages had been flooded. All dam lakes in the nearby municipality of Opan were completely filled with water and could overflow. The situation in the village of Musachevo was the most worrying, mediapool.bg said.