Several areas hit by flooding in Romania after two days of heavy rain

Published on 30/05/2025 - 4:39 GMT+2

Strong winds and dense rains complete nan past 2 days person caused terrible flooding successful various parts of Romania.

Emergency services said that hundreds of group person been evacuated from Covasna and Brasov counties successful cardinal Romania and Botosani successful nan northbound east.

On Thursday, floods were threatening to destruct an aged brackish excavation successful Praid, successful cardinal Romania.

The excavation hosts beautiful galleries and a belief chapel and is an important tourer attraction, trading half a cardinal tickets yearly.

More rainfall was expected successful nan coming days complete parts of bluish Romania, officials said.

The Corund River passes complete nan Praid Salt Mine. Following nan dense rains of nan past fewer days, its h2o travel has reached nan highest level successful nan past decades. 60 cubic meters per second.

The abrupt summation of nan travel caused cracks to look successful nan riverbed protection wall, and nan h2o infiltrated nan assemblage web successful nan brackish mine, and compromised nan stableness of nan support brackish pillars and nan information of nan underground facilities.**

Authorities person built 2 protection dams underground successful nan brackish mine, to protect nan tourer and mining areas. But nan National Salt Company announced that nan reservoir successful nan Telegdy excavation had collapsed.