Water is pouring into the Prajdi salt mine, it could flood the facility within a few hours

The politician of the Hungarian Democratic Alliance in Romania (RMDSZ) said in a video message posted on his Facebook page that the water flow of the Korond stream increased to 50 cubic meters per second following the rains on Monday night and Tuesday. The sediment arriving with the flood has torn the geofilm protecting the riverbed, so the water is flowing into the salt mine.

“The worst thing is that everyone is helpless, because the locals have not seen such a large and large amount of water in the past 30 years. This will probably lead to the mine being flooded within a few hours,”

– informed the council president, based on the latest information received from the representatives of the Disaster Management Inspectorate (ISU) on site.

Numerous videos of the water rushing into the mine have been uploaded to social media, and there have also been reports of equipment being taken out of the mine.

Judge Barna Botond asked the residents of Prajd and Sóvidék to persevere in these difficult moments and not lose hope.

“Whatever happens today, we have to wait for the water to go down – after that we will not allow the mining company to reopen,”

– he said. He said that he had informed all relevant institutions and the President of the Hungarian Salt Industry Association (RMDSZ) Hunor Kelemen about the emergency situation.

He said that he had also consulted with representatives of the National Salt Industry Association (Salrom), from whom he had asked for the restoration of the mine and the subsequent resumption of tourism and mining. The salt mine, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, is at the heart of local and regional tourism, and its closure would endanger many jobs.