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Kolontár

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Horizon still red in Kolontar - Hungary

Three months on from the toxic red mud disaster and the area looks abandoned with only remnants of what used to be a village with houses and streets...

by Andras Gimesi in Hungary on 21/01/2011

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Red horizon at the broken dam near to Kolontár

Red horizon at the broken dam near to Kolontár, Hungary. 10/10/2010

by Andras Gimesi in Hungary on 10/10/2010

Environment

The broken dam of MAL's depot of toxic mud

The cracked and broken wall of the resevoir of MAL's depot of toxic mud is evident. The resevoir and it's crumbling walls lie about 600...

by Andras Gimesi in Hungary on 09/10/2010

21/01/2011 - Horizon still red in Kolontar - Hungary - Hungary - Three months on from the toxic red mud...
10/10/2010 - Red horizon at the broken dam near to Kolontár - Hungary - Red horizon at the broken dam near to...
09/10/2010 - The broken dam of MAL's depot of toxic mud - Hungary - The cracked and broken wall of the...
06/10/2010 - Hungary struggles to contain ecological disaster from toxic sludge - Hungary - Emergency services in Hungary were...
06/10/2010 - Toxic disaster in Kolontár - Hungary - Hungarian Aluminium Factory's...
05/10/2010 - Hungary hit by ecological disaster as toxic sludge escapes factory - Hungary - Several villages were flooded with...
05/10/2010 - Alumina sludge drowns Hungarian villages - Hungary - Alumina sludge from a factory's...

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Horizon still red in Kolontar - Hungary

Environment

Horizon still red in Kolontar - Hungary

Three months on from the toxic red mud disaster and the area looks abandoned with only remnants of what used to be a village with houses and streets. Kolontar, Hungary. 21/01/2011
by Andras Gimesi, on 21st of January 2011
Red horizon at the broken dam near to Kolontár

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Red horizon at the broken dam near to Kolontár

Red horizon at the broken dam near to Kolontár, Hungary. 10/10/2010
by Andras Gimesi, on 10th of October 2010
The broken dam of MAL's depot of toxic mud

Environment

The broken dam of MAL's depot of toxic mud

The cracked and broken wall of the resevoir of MAL's depot of toxic mud is evident. The resevoir and it's crumbling walls lie about 600 metres from the village of Kolontár whi...
by Andras Gimesi, on 9th of October 2010
Toxic disaster in Kolontár

Environment

Toxic disaster in Kolontár

Hungarian Aluminium Factory's reservoir dam had broken, causing a huge toxic disaster in the area. Kolontár, Hungary. 06/10/2010
by Andras Gimesi, on 6th of October 2010
Hungary struggles to contain ecological disaster from toxic sludge

Environment

Hungary struggles to contain ecological disaster from t...

Emergency services in Hungary were struggling Wednesday to contain toxic sludge escaped from an alumina factory. Cleaning was under way in the affected villages and locals tried to save...
by Attila "bogART" P., on 6th of October 2010
Hungary hit by ecological disaster as toxic sludge escapes factory

Environment

Hungary hit by ecological disaster as toxic sludge esca...

Several villages were flooded with toxic alumina sludge that escaped from a factory killing at least 4 and injuring 100, 150 km west of the capital Budapest. Devecser, Hungary, 05/10/20...
by Attila "bogART" P., on 5th of October 2010
Alumina sludge drowns Hungarian villages

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Alumina sludge drowns Hungarian villages

Alumina sludge from a factory's reservoir flooded several villages and left at least 4 people dead and 100 wounded some 150 km West of the capital Budapest. Rescue efforts were und...
by David Ferenczy, on 5th of October 2010

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