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Hungary: Toxic red sludge has reached the Danube (AP)

October 7th, 2010

Hungarian fire fighters clean a yard flooded by toxic mud in Devecser, Hungary, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. The flood of toxic mud killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than one hundred, with some people still missing. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - KOLONTAR, Hungary — The toxic red sludge that burst out of a metals plant reservoir and inundated three villages reached the mighty Danube on Thursday, but an Hungarian emergency official said no immediate damage was evident on Europe’s second-longest river.


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