The situation at Salina Praid has worsened. Raed Arafat announces emergency measures and brings international experts from four countries
The dramatic situation in Praid continues to worsen. The increased salinity of the rivers Corund and Târnava Mică led to stop the delivery of drinking water in several localities. Raed Arafat, the head of the Emergency Department (DSU), said the population was advised not to consume tap water.
There are significant structural damage to the salt mine. Photo: Inquam Photos / Alex Nicodim
In order to ensure the necessary, the distribution of 1.2 million liters of bottled water from the state reserves was approved, and if necessary, the quantity will be supplemented.
“The delivery for household water continued, it was given a red message to the population not to consume tap water, to use it only for hygiene and household purposes, and this morning, at the disposition of the prime minister, the meeting came and based on the request from the CJ for emergency situations and the Mureș was approved and a million will be issued. State ”, Arafat said on Tuesday evening, June 3, at Antena 3 CNN.
Arafat explained that the problem arose after the Corund stream flooded Salina Praid, seriously affecting the water quality and causing high salinity in the Târnăveni area.
In parallel, the authorities are working on a temporary solution to deviate the course of the Corund River, and eight international experts from Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary will come to Romania to collaborate with the local specialists. They will evaluate the risks on the population, the environment and the structure of the praid saline.
The authorities have instituted alert state for 30 days in 16 localities in the county, and the ministries of the economy and the environment are involved in establishing the long -term technical solutions.
Experts have reported significant structural damage to the salt mine, due to recent floods, and say that there is a risk that the ceiling of the former collapsed.
