Post by Bonobo on Oct 5, 2010 20:37:10 GMT 1
Oh, my God!
Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties Tuesday after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people through their clothes. One official called it "an ecological disaster" that may threaten the Danube and other key rivers.
The toll rose to four dead, six missing and at least 120 people injured after a retaining wall collapsed Monday at a sludge reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in Ajka, a town 100 miles southwest of Budapest, the capital.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday that human error — not damage from flooding — likely caused the retaining wall to fail. He added that there was no threat of radiation from the contaminated sludge.
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Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties Tuesday after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people through their clothes. One official called it "an ecological disaster" that may threaten the Danube and other key rivers.
The toll rose to four dead, six missing and at least 120 people injured after a retaining wall collapsed Monday at a sludge reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in Ajka, a town 100 miles southwest of Budapest, the capital.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday that human error — not damage from flooding — likely caused the retaining wall to fail. He added that there was no threat of radiation from the contaminated sludge.
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