Floods at Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea coast - casualties, hundreds evacuated and huge damages

• Flood hell on Bulgaria’s Southern Black Sea coast.
• Two people died in the area of Tsarevo, three more are being searched for on September 5.
• Resorts south of Burgas are under water, without electricity and cut off from the world.

Huge amounts of rain, raging rivers, overflowing dams and sea waves inundated the southern Black Sea coast for hours turning the resorts into flood hell on September 5.

Torrential rains cause severe floodings along the Bulgarian southern Black sea coast, state of emergency in the town of Tsarevo, people urged to go to higher floors (update)

Distressing pictures of houses and hotels flooded in water, cars and caravans swept into the sea, children and holidaymakers in distress in flooded buildings, and worst of all - people missing in the stormy waters, two of whom were reported dead this afternoon.

Mayor of flood-affected Tsarevo: Three people are said to be missing

Two dead, two missing after the floods in the coastal town of Tsarevo

The situation is most serious in the area of Tsarevo. More than 100 people have been evacuated. Children remain isolated in hotels. The situation is severe in the village of Kosti, Strandzha region, where 330 litres per square metre of rain have been measured.

Floods at Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea coast: Eyewitness accounts

The water disaster also passed through the campsites "Arapya" and "Nestinarka", Ahtopol, Varvara, Lozenets, Sinemorets and Rezovo.

Floods at Bulgaria's southern coast: Ahtopol, Varvara, Sinemorets and Rezovo are inaccessible, evacuation for all distressed persons in Lozenets, "Arapya" and "Nestinarka" campsites

During the day, the road between Sozopol and Primorsko was closed because the Ropotamo river overflowed.

The army joined the efforts to help. The Prime Minister and ministers are on the ground in the disaster area.

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