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  • Martedì 5 ottobre 2010

“Catastrofe ecologica”

Le foto del fiume di sostanze chimiche che ha invaso tre province ungheresi

A villager saves belongings from her home flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 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 Ajkai, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. The flood of toxic mud killed killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than hundred, while some are still missing. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
A villager saves belongings from her home flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 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 Ajkai, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. The flood of toxic mud killed killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than hundred, while some are still missing. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

Il governo ungherese ha dichiarato lo stato di emergenza per le province di Veszprem, Gyor-Moson-Sopron e Vas, a seguito della fuga di sostanze chimiche tossiche da un serbatoio esploso lunedì scorso, causando la morte di quattro persone. Le sostanze tossiche – soprattutto allumina – hanno già intossicato 120 persone. Le autorità ungheresi hanno parlato di “catastrofe ecologica”.