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The teams of the "Emergency Assistance and Prevention" Directorate (APP) of the Capital Municipality (CO) are working on reports of fallen branches and trees as a result of the strong wind, the press center of the municipality reports.

So far, the teams have responded to six signals, informed the director of APP Krasimir Dimitrov, quoted in the text.

The Directorate is ready to increase the teams if necessary, the Metropolitan Municipality assures.

For today, the forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) for Sofia is for a "yellow code" for strong wind with gusts over 80 km per hour, the municipality notes.

Orange and yellow code for strong winds in the country

They remind the managers of construction companies to secure the construction fences and scaffolding of the respective sites, and to the merchants - to check their advertising and informational elements.

Citizens are reminded to be careful when moving around the city and to secure loose objects from the terraces or windows of their homes.