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Snow covers Botev Peak, bad conditions for mountain tourism

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The conditions for tourism in the Bulgarian mountains are bad, the Mountain Rescue Service has reported. It is raining almost everywhere and there is snow in the highest parts of the mountains. On Botev Peak in the Balkan mountain range, the snow cover reached 7 cm.

The forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology predicts significant cloudiness over the mountains and snowfalls above 2200 m. The highest temperature at a height of 1200 meters will be about 8°C; at 2000 meters - about 2°C.



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