Article by David Marinescu – published on Friday, May 30, 2025 21:36 / Updated on Saturday, May 31, 2025 01:24
Salina Praid, the tourist “treasure” of Harghita county, was flooded by Corund stream. A true tragedy for people in the area, with several levels.
The disaster at Salina Praid will be felt for many years. Corund stream, the one who flooded the place, will carry the brine resulting to Târnava, then Mureș, Tisa and Danube, according to Freedom.
Salina Praid has become known internationally due to treatments that involve air inhalation, such as wash and climatotherapy.
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Air quality a transformation and a special place to practice sports. Dozens of people gathered weekly to move. Ping-pong tables and billiards represented variants to test their skills.
At Praid the so-called Club Aventura, the first European adventure park arranged in a saline, was available. This structure combines routes between pillars up to 15 meters high.
A fitness room was found in the Wellness Center.
Salina Praid has been the host of several sports competitions over the years. Even in February this year, over 200 athletes from Romania and Hungary participated in a archery competition.
All have become unavailable as a result of the floods of the last days.
It was a discussion on Mina Praid with the prefect, I know that the interim prime minister was discussed. A decision of the County Committee for Emergency Situations is issued, which proposes a solution. It is to be approved by a decision of the National Committee for Emergency Situations, drawn the tasks for establishing responsibilities, which ministries will deal, to issue including Government Decision for financing the works.
So there are these discussions, we are able to solve this problem. But there will also have to be a period when the rains will stop and start working
– Raed Arafat, the head of the Department for Emergency Situations
