Hungary evacuates village threatened by toxic sludge

Guardian: A Hungarian village deluged with red toxic sludge earlier this week has been evacuated after further damage to a burst reservoir at the centre of the deadly chemical spill was discovered. Prime minister Viktor Orban said the village of Kolontar, which lies next to the reservoir at the alumina plant in Ajka, was evacuated because it was "very likely" that an entire wall of the structure would collapse, releasing a fresh wave of the chemical effluent that has killed at least seven ......

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