The crater resulted in the town of Ocna Mures, Alba County (central Romania), after the land subsided, spreads over approximately 10,500 square metres, according to the most recent measurements published on Thursday afternoon by the Alba County Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU), considering that in the morning this area measured approximately 8,000 square metres.
The representatives of ISU Alba maintain that the subsidence phenomenon has not increased over the last hours. The specialists in geology from relevant institutes in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca (western Romania) are analyzing the phenomenon on site and, depending on their conclusions, measures for monitoring and limiting the effects will be taken. The witnesses placed for monitoring the phenomenon, as well as the adjacent areas, are still being checked.
The under pressure water coming from a well belonging to SC Salina RA of Ocna Mures, which reached the surface, caused the subsidence, according to ISU Alba representatives.
Almost 200 ISU employees, gendarmes, policemen and troops have been mobilized on site as early as Wednesday. They will remain on site until any risk is removed, Agerpres reports.
