Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Greek and Turkish authorities about overflowing dams
06 February 2012
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a note this morning, informed Greek and Turkish authorities that the Ivailovgrad will begin to overflow, as is expected to happen later today with the Studen Kladenetz lake.
The volume of water expected to discharge from the dam is 268 cubic metres a second.
According to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), February 6 2012 will see rain in southern Bulgaria while positive temperatures will cause snow at altitudes of less than 1500 metres to melt. Rain will turn to snow in the eastern regions and wind will increase, in places exceeding 15 to 20 metres a second.
During the precipitation period, snow across the country will rise by 20 to 50cm, and in the Rhodope region, rainfall will reach – and in places surpass – 50 to 100 litres a square metre.
Over the next few days, minimum temperatures in most areas will be between minus 15 and minus 20 degrees Celsius, in some places even lower.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will give Bulgaria’s southern neighbours immediate notice of any change in water status and risk of flooding.