Bulgaria's 112 emergency line received 31,196 calls between 30 October and 6 November, the 112 National System Directorate at the interior ministry reported. That is 8.2% more than in the same week last year.
Many calls were about fallen trees, branches and rocks, and about flooded streets and homes. On 2 November, after heavy rain, Varna alone had 155 calls about flooded streets and underpasses. Kardzhali had 67 calls and Dobrich 4.
The largest group, 13,394 calls, was passed on to emergency medical centres. Crimes against people prompted 6,833 calls, and crimes against property 843.
There were 2,135 reports of road accidents, 849 of breakdowns, 490 of fires and 136 of disasters. Some 299 calls were about lost people or people in distress, 15 about risky driving and street racing, and 9 about illegal migrants or refugees.
Municipalities received 6,024 reports to deal with.
The directorate handled 12 cross-border calls. They included reports of domestic violence against a Bulgarian woman in Greece and of a theft in Germany. In Croatia, the case needed police to step in.
A week earlier, from 23 to 30 October, there were 30,137 calls, 3.2% more than in the same period of 2025.
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