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Kolontar, Hungary • An aerial photo shows the broken wall of the reservoir at a chemical plant in Hungary. At least 1,000,000m3 of red sludge has leaked from the alumina plant; four people, including two children, died as a result of the dam bursting.
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Devecser, Hungary • Schoolchildren wear goggles and masks to protect against toxic dust from dried mud in the village of Devecser, inundated by red sludge from an alumina plant.
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In 2010, a toxic red sludge that had burst out of a Hungarian factorys reservoir reached the Danube after wreaking havoc on smaller rivers and creeks. #Landslide2010AjkaHungary