Heavy Floods Threaten Romania’s Praid Salt Mine, a Tourism Magnet

Severe floods caused by heavy rainfall that hit Romania on Thursday threaten to destroy the Praid salt mine, considered one of the largest salt reservoirs in Europe.

Heavy floods threaten Romania's Praid salt mine, a tourism magnet

PRAID, Romania - Severe floods in Romania are threatening to destroy the Praid salt mine, one of Europe's largest salt reserves which attracts half a million tourists each year with its spectacular galleries housing an adventure park and chapel carved in salt. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Heavy floods threaten Romania’s Praid salt mine, a tourism magnet

PRAID, Romania (Reuters) -Severe floods in Romania are threatening to destroy the Praid salt mine, one of Europe’s largest salt reserves which attracts half a million tourists each year with its spectacular galleries housing an adventure park and chapel carved in salt. Authorities have shut down the mine as the worst floods in 30 years in the central Romanian county of Harghita have swollen a nearby stream, further flooding part of the mine. The…

The situation in the Transylvanian Salt Country is catastrophic, hit by heavy rains and flooding. The Prajdi mine, an iconic site of over a thousand years of salt mining, is also in danger, with all seven levels of it potentially being flooded by the waters of the Korond stream.

The Hungarian government will provide all the assistance necessary to the Székelys and Prajd to mitigate the damage and restore the previous state of the Prajd salt mine, Gergely Gulyás, Minister Head of the Prime Minister's Office, stated on Wednesday's Government Information.

The debt of Corund, which runs near the Praid hall, from Harghita trial, has increased over a hundred times in recent days, compared to the normal debt, and any activity in the salinary area has been established, because there is a risk of...