Several areas hit by flooding in Romania after two days of heavy rain
The Praid Salt mine is not only of economic importance to Romania, it is also a major tourism magnet, attracting approximately half-a-million tourists annually.
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00:00Strong winds and heavy rains over the past two days have caused severe flooding in various parts of Romania.
00:08Emergency services said that hundreds of people have been evacuated from Covasna and Brasov counties in central Romania and Botosani in the northeast.
00:18On Thursday, floods were threatening to destroy an old salt mine in Pride in central Romania.
00:24The mine hosts beautiful galleries and a religious chapel and is an important tourist attraction selling half a million tickets annually.
00:33One of the protection dams in the Pride salt mine built to protect the tourists and mining areas collapsed on Thursday.
00:40Romanian authorities are waiting for water levels to decrease to begin carrying out consolidation work.
00:54The Hungarian government has already offered to assist in the salt mine's restoration efforts.
01:24The crisis started after heavy rains caused cracks to appear in the riverbed protection wall, shielding the mine from the Corand River, which passes above it.
01:33The water infiltrated the gallery networks of the mine, compromising its stability and the safety of underground facilities.
01:40Authorities say the mine is not under any imminent danger, but if water stays in the galleries, salt pillars could start to dissolve.
