PRAID, Romania (Reuters) -Severe floods in Romania are threatening to destroy the Praid salt mine, one of Europe's largest salt reserves which attracts half a million tourists each year with its ...

Nothing is the same in the Transylvanian village of Praid since its historic salt mine was flooded last month. Among the few tourists in Praid, Ioan Mera said he had hoped one day to see the ...

Heavy flooding in Romania's Harghita County has caused critical conditions at the historic Praid salt mine, a major tourist attraction. Authorities are assessing the damage. Heavy flooding in ...

Reuters. A drone view shows the Corund river flooding portions of the Praid salt mine and sink holes that have formed, near the village of Praid, Harghita, Romania, June 2, 2025.

The floods in recent days have swollen a stream near the partially inundated salt mine, which has been shut down since 5 May.. The mine is among the biggest tourist attractions in northern Romania ...

The mine, one of Europe's largest salt reserves, attracts half a million tourists each year. ... Item 1 of 5 The entrance of the Praid Salt Minea, in Harghita, Romania, May 28, 2025.

Romanian authorities scrambled Friday to save a salt mine in the northern village of Praid from further damage after heavy rains worsened flooding at a site that provides the region's ...

Environment. Heavy floods threaten Romania's Praid salt mine, a tourism magnet. July 1, 2025. Severe floods in Romania are threatening to destroy the Praid salt mine, one of Europe's largest salt ...