Toxic Sludge Damage in Hungary

A Greenpeace activist stands in the remains of a destroyed house in Kolontár. The toxic sludge is still stuck to everything. The evacuated part of Kolontár is now open for citizens to move back to their houses, but the cleaning process is still not finished. The toxic sludge flood occurred on the 4th October and it was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant.

Unique identifier: GP027LX

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/10/2010

Locations: Central Europe, Hungary, Kolontár

Credit line: © Rene Huemer / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Toxic Sludge Flood in Hungary

Greenpeace activists visit the town of Kolontar ten days after it was hit by the toxic sludge flood caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant. Parts of the town were evacuated and the inhabitants are now returning to their damaged homes, still red from the toxic sludge.

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