Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Category 4 Hurricane Irma nears Florida, Bulgarian Embassy in Washington advises people to follow strictly instructions of local authorities

Photo: EPA/BGNES

Category 4 Hurricane Irma is approaching the US state Florida with winds reaching 130 mph. Nearly 7 million people have been already ordered to leave their homes.  Irma again become a category 4 hurricane after temporarily weakening to category 3 earlier. The Bulgarian Embassy in Washington advises people to follow strictly the instructions of the local authorities. The crisis center with the Bulgarian Embassy in the USA has not received information about injured Bulgarians. People can receive up-to-date information of the following hotline: 001-202—387-5770.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Rumen Radev

President Radev: Europe should support the US’ efforts for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine

To insist on seeking a military settlement to the conflict in Ukraine is a losing venture. Europe should support the efforts of the US to find a better solution, said President Rumen Radev at the Chief of Defence Annual Conference in Sofia. At..

published on 2/25/25 2:34 PM
PM Rosen Zhelyazkov

PM Zhelyazkov reiterates no Bulgarian troops will be sent to Ukraine

“There is no change, Bulgarian troops are not going to be sent to Ukraine,” said PM Rosen Zhelyazkov in a comment about the meeting between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House. “The institutions in..

published on 2/25/25 1:17 PM
Ministry of Defence building

Bulgaria to take part in common procurement of IRIS-T air defence systems and CAESAR howitzers

Bulgaria is to take part in common procurement procedures in the sphere of defence at an EU level, under projects for the acquisition of IRIS-T air defence systems and CAESAR self-propelled howitzers. The Ministry of Defence applied for and..

published on 2/25/25 1:04 PM