Between 00:00 and 17:45 today, fire department teams across the country participated in handling 159 calls related to the meteorological situation, the General Directorate "Fire Safety and Protection of the Population" at the Ministry of Interior announced to BTA.

There is no data on closed roads and citizens in distress in connection with the strong wind.

Reports of material damage as a result of the wind have been filed in Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, Sliven, Sofia, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Burgas, Varna, Dobrich, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Smolyan, Stara Zagora, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, Yambol, the fire department reported.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) issued a second-degree warning - orange code, for strong and stormy northwesterly wind in 12 regions of the country with gusts between 25 m/s and 30 m/s. In the rest of Bulgaria, a first-degree warning - yellow code, is in effect, with gusts up to 24 m/s.