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Hungary says sees emergency dam finished by Tuesday
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 11th, 2010
Reuters: Hungary said it hopes to finish building an emergency dam by Tuesday to hold back a reservoir of toxic sludge after a breach of the original retaining wall caused a deadly flood of industrial waste. About one million cubic meters of red mud, a by-product of alumina production, leaked out of an alumina plant reservoir into villages and waterways in western Hungary last Monday, killing seven people, injuring 123 and fouling rivers including a local branch of the Danube. "We hope ...
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Malaysia: Rajang River logjam: No more tai with Taib
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 11th, 2010
Aliran: Some might see the Rajang River logjam disaster as a sign of a withdrawal of the mandate of heaven -- a sign of the need for leadership change. Has the time come, wonders our special correspondent. By now many Malaysians would have seen the reports about the logjam along the Rajang River. What to say other than all the chickens are slowly coming home to roost. This is a great time to go back over the various statements of ministers and forestry department officials about how ...
Indonesia probes illegal logging role in Papua floods
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 11th, 2010
Reuters: Indonesian officials and forestry experts are to investigate claims that illegal logging contributed to floods that have killed at least 145 people, the Forestry Ministry said on Monday. This comes ahead of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to the flood-wreaked district in Papau province this week. Recent floods have left more than 700 injured and 123 missing and flattened houses and civil infrastructure in Wasior district, in the western half of Indonesia's easternmost Papua ...
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Posted by Water Conservation Blog on October 11th, 2010
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