Bulgaria's National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued an orange warning, level 2, for heavy rain in Burgas region.

A red warning is in force for five regions: Varna, Dobrich, Smolyan, Kardzhali and Haskovo. Another 19 regions are under an orange warning. Besides Burgas, these are Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Sofia region, Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Lovech, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Razgrad, Gabrovo, Stara Zagora, Sliven, Yambol, Targovishte, Shumen and Silistra. Four regions have a yellow warning: Vidin, Kyustendil, Pernik and Sofia city.

Over the past 24 hours, fire crews across Bulgaria took 160 calls about incidents, according to the Chief Directorate "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population". No one died or was injured in the fires.

Crews took part in 117 rescue and assistance operations, 9 of them during floods and 13 after road crashes.

Burgas was also under an orange warning for torrential rain on Monday, 2 November. NIMH said the warning also covered Varna, Dobrich, Shumen, Targovishte, Razgrad and Silistra, with the heaviest rain expected in eastern Bulgaria.

Firefighters put out 34 fires. Fifteen caused damage, 4 of them in homes. The other 19 caused none. There were 9 false alarms.