Torrential Rains in Bulgaria
Heavy flooding and deaths.
People and rescue workers try to save belongings and help another people after a flood and mud hit in the Black sea town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, June, 21, 2014. Heavy rains in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna on Thursday afternoon flooded the town, 11 people at last were found dead and 6 people are reported missing.The situation is most serious in the district of Asparuhovo, where, according to reports, the floodwaters obliterated the district and carried along and upturned hundreds of cars.According to the city councillor Radoslav Koev. Asparuhovo was hit by a flash flood from the ridge above the district. The water flooded homes and public buildings, there are streets and homes swamped in mud. "Most likely there are drowned people," Koev said.The city boulevards and streets are turned into rivers and the pedestrian underpasses are completely flooded. Due to the electrical storm, entire sections of Varna have no electricity, landlines and cell phones in certain areas are out of order. The public transport is also seriously disrupted.Photo by: Petar Petrov/Impact Press Group/