Sofa, July 1.
Eyewitness accounts of the terrible catastrophe caused by storms in central Balkan countries on Thursday were received here. relate that the Rossiza, an heights into the valleys Many of these flocks and their shepherds have doubtless been seized by the torrent and carried away.
To relieve the distress, the Bulgarian Home Ministry has voted 100,000 lowa as a provisional grant. The Minister of.the Interior, General Nedeff, and the President of the House of Deputies, M. Moschanoff, have gone to the areas.
It is hoped that the sanitary measures taken will effectually prevent the occurrence and spread of epidemics. Great quantities of food and others are on their way from Sofa and leading provincial towns to the afflicted areas.
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