Several capital districts and villages around Sofia are without electricity because of the strong storm with hail and lightning that broke out in the capital, in which three people died.  

According to CEZ, electricity will be restored in most places by 8:00 p.m., and in other areas by 8:30 p.m. 

A terrible storm with hail hit Sofia

The neighborhoods "Kremikovtsi", "Vrazhdebna", "Chelopechene", "Mladost" 3, as well as the central part of the city, are without electricity.

Pancharevo, "Pavlovo", "Knyazhevo" and Murchaevo are also without electricity.

There is no electricity in "Ovcha Kupel", "Ovcha Kupel" 1 and 2, "Gorna Banya", as well as in the "Sukhodol" and "Vladaya" districts.

The towns of Novi Iskar and Bankya are without electricity, as are the villages of Ivanyane, Klisura, Mihailovo and Voluyak, Voinegovtsi, Lokorsko and Podgumer.

There is also no electricity in the Faculty and Lyulin 1 districts. 

Sofia Airport

is operating normally in the storm, the airport reported to BTA.

There is no problem with the flights, three planes are on standby, the airport said. 

Four emergency teams of the Metropolitan Municipality are responding to signals related to the heavy rain, the municipality announced.

So far, they have responded to about ten reports of fallen branches and trees.

There are reports of fallen branches from the "Hadji Dimitar" district, "Krasna Polyana", on "Ivan Geshov" Blvd., as well as of overturning.

City transport moves along its routes.

The exception is the tram lines at number 10 due to a turn on "Antim prvi" street. 

households without electricity

a strong storm

Sofia