Record rainfall over two days that triggered deadly floods in Germany and Belgium in July 2021 was made between approximately one and nine times more likely by climate change, according to a peer-reviewed study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. Emil Kabaivanov, Mayor of the Karlovo, said to Balkan Insight: “The public infrastructure will need to be reconstructed gradually and this will take nearly two years”. ![]() More than 300 houses were affected with infrastructural damage worth more than 30 million euros in the town of Karlovo. The flooding was reportedly 1.5 to two meter’s deep in some areas. Failure to take the necessary measures could result in a referral by the Commission to the Court of Justice of the European Union.įloods in central Bulgaria in early September caused rivers and streams to overflow flooding several villages in Plovdiv Province. As there was no further progress the executive issued reasoned opinions to all six Member States at the end of September. The Commission sent letters of formal notice in February 2022 to relevant Member States as no information on the process was received. Flood hazard maps should cover the geographical areas which could be flooded according to different scenarios the flood risk maps should show the potential adverse consequences associated with floods under those scenarios. The objective is to keep the maps (required from 2013) fit for purpose and reduce the adverse consequences of floods for human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity. The European Commission made the above statement on 29 September as it detailed infringements by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia for failing to provide updated flood hazard maps and flood risk maps as required by the Floods Directive.Īccording to the statement all Member States were required to report on the updates they made to their first flood hazard maps and flood risk maps in March 2020. This year’s floods in Bulgaria, as well as the catastrophic floods in Germany and Belgium in July 2021, demonstrate the ever-increasing importance of assessing flood risks in the light of climate change impacts.
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