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Tourism Devastated After Giant Romania Salt Mine Hit by Floods
- A historic salt mine in Praid, central Romania, flooded late last month due to heavy rains turning a nearby river into a torrent.
- The flooding endangered older galleries, prompting the evacuation of dozens of villagers and cutting drinking water for nearly 40,000 residents due to increased salt levels.
- Work to reroute the river has begun, international experts arrived, and Romania requested EU help while government aid of 60 million euros was promised to local businesses.
- Guesthouse owner Attila Ambrus reported that the guesthouse currently has no reservations, and previous bookings have been cancelled, highlighting a sharp downturn in tourism.
- Romanian President Nicusor Dan vowed to identify the guilty and support affected communities amid calls for alternative development after this climate-driven disaster.
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Times of Malta
Tourism devastated after giant Romania salt mine hit by floods
Nothing is the same in the Transylvanian village of Praid since its historic salt mine was flooded last month.Half a million tourists visited the vast complex in central Romania last year alone, which also houses an adventure park and a medical centre for respiratory diseases.Besides the 130 or so miners who worked what is said...
Until recently, the village of Praid was situated under a large mountain of sand. Now, it's under a great sign of question. Ten people have been evacuated in the last days of this place, while they have...
Minister Mircea Fechet, said Wednesday that the number of monitoring points of Salina Praid's watercourses parameters was increased, warning of "a significant risk of chlorine contamination". He said that "there are still increases in these concentrations" on Corund, Tırnava Mica and Târnava Mare.
The critical situation of Salina Praid: Water quality, monitored to the west of Romania. What measures have been taken in the White Water Quality, monitored to the west of Romania: What measures have been taken in the Alba 15 control sections are currently monitored on the rivers Târnava Mica, Corund, Târnava Mare and Mureș, on an extended sector up to the border area – Nádlac. There have been intensified and extensive quality monitoring actions…
The authorities state that the use of drones is prohibited in the Salinian mining perimeter, with the exception of those used by the competent institutions, and from June 9 to June, road traffic on the streets of Salinia is restricted to prevent a large flood of tourists in the area in the Russian minivan. The people who have the holdings in the area are [...]
Salina Praid, one of the most visited and appreciated tourist attractions in Romania, faces an unprecedented situation. The authorities have decided to allocate an impressive amount – 300 million lei from the Emergency Fund – to prevent an imminent ecological and economic disaster.
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