At least 12 people die as floods hit Bulgaria

At least 12 people died and an unknown number were missing after heavy rain and floods hit parts of north-eastern Bulgaria, officials said yesterday.

Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev confirmed that 10 bodies, including two children, were recovered from floodwaters in the worst-hit Black Sea resort town of Varna. It was unclear how many more people were missing after torrential rain flooded large parts of the town.

Two more bodies were recovered in the northern city of Dobrich.