Praid, Romania (Reuters) -Severe Romani River Basices threaten to destroy a translating salt mine, one of the largest European salt reserves that attract half a million tourists with spectacular galleries, which is located with an adventure park and a chapel carved with salt.
The authorities closed down because the worst flood in 30 years in the central Romanian Region Harghita turned nearby stream and others flooded part of the mine.
Floods are threatened to destroy the livelihood of people in the city of Praid, who relyed on tourism concentrated for decades after decades, the local office said.
“The salt mine problem may have catastrophic consequences for the whole region,” said Csongor Zsombori, the main accountant at the progressive branch of the state national salt company SA, which partly owns mine.
While part of the mine produces salt with an annual production capacity of approximately 70,000 to 100,000 metric tons, its huge galleries, which also store the medical center, accept tourists, including medical treatment of respiratory diseases.
Laszlo Nyagrus, Mayor of Praid, said the miners had removed their equipment and machines and were working on maintaining another part of the mine that had not yet been opened to visitors.
“They are trying to save this area, these galleries, building so -called and dams to protect it, at least this part … it is not damaged,” he said.
“We have to look at what can be done very quickly in the tourism industry, what opportunities can be explored or should be explored to keep as many tourists as possible with our fingers.”
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(Tagstotranslate) Praid Salt Mine
