Weather"s wrath by Claudia Sonea

After the breaking news from US state Montana that was hit by wildfires, now the water it turning against a country in south-west of Europe, Bulgaria. The heavy rains started on Saturday and according to the local authorities eight people died and many more were injured. In Tsar-Kaloyan six people drowned, ten were injured and four are declared missing, including a child. Moreover, the town now has no electricity or drinking water and that is why a state of emergency has been declared. In the southern town of Pazarjik was also declared state of emergency, because of the water level rose one meter. In the northern Rousse region, a couple was defenseless in face of the floods, the 88-year-old husband died and his wife was hospitalized with hypothermia, according to medical reports. The changing weather made casualties and there were reported many cases in respiratory diseases. From Saturday and until Sunday, the temperature rose and dropped in an awkward way. Saturday after heavy rains a heat wave brought temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius and on Sunday they fell to 12. The conditions were terrible, many tourist rushed back home. The Romanian customs hade to deal with a long queue, many of those returning home lost their cars or their belongings in the floods. Is a tormented situation and brings an apocalyptical image in front of us. This is nature striking back for all the pollution we make by going to war and creating nuclear bombs and other harmful things. Take care of the planet, because it's not ours to waste. Green power!

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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