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Twenty sturdy and robust rains within the final two days have brought about severe floods in varied components of Romania.
The emergency providers stated that a whole bunch of individuals have been evacuated by the counties of Covasna and Brasov in central Romania and Botosani within the north -est.
Thursday, the floods have been threatening to destroy an previous salt mine in Praid, Central Romania.
The mine hosts lovely galleries and a non secular chapel and is a crucial vacationer attraction, promoting half one million tickets yearly.
More rains have been anticipated within the subsequent few days on some components of northern Romania, the officers stated.
The Corund River passes over the salt mine. Following the sturdy rains of the previous few days, its water stream has reached the best stage in latest a long time. 60 cubic meters per second.
The sudden improve within the stream made the cracks seem within the river safety wall and the water infiltrated the gallery community within the salt mine and compromised the soundness of the assist rooms and the security of the underground buildings. **
The authorities constructed two underground safety dams within the salt mine, to guard vacationer and mining areas. But the National Salt Company introduced that the dam within the Telegdy mine had collapsed.
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