World news about “Hungary toxic sludge spill” published by euronews.
Activists call time on Hungary toxic dumpGreenpeace activists display a giant STOP sign over a toxic waste depository in Almasfuzito, northwestern Hungary protesting the accumulation of toxic waste… 29/09/2011
Red mud, blue Danube A red desert landscape has enveloped entire villages in Hungary, in the wake of the toxic sludge disaster. The people living along the Danube River wonder… 22/10/2010
Hungary’s worst disaster – warnings it could happen againThe one year anniversary of Hungary’s worst disaster approaches and the bulldozers are still at work as remnants of a thick red sludge remain embedded in the… 02/10/2011
Hungary spill plant reopens despite warningsIt is business as usual at the aluminium plant behind the toxic sludge spill in Hungary. Despite warnings from environmentalists that the affected area may… 15/10/2010
Hungarian toxic plant to reopenThe alumina plant at the heart of Hungary’s worst ecological disaster is to restart production tomorrow, but it will remain under state control for two… 14/10/2010
Emergency dam almost complete in sludge hit HungaryAuthorities in Hungary say the emergency dam being built to prevent a second toxic sludge spill is close to completion. Engineers began the… 12/10/2010
Hungary takes control of spill factory as wildlife suffersAs authorities in Hungary race to construct an emergency dam to thwart a second toxic sludge spill, volunteers are sifting through the red poison looking for… 12/10/2010
Hungarian PM blames “human negligence” for spill“Human negligence” was to blame for last week’s spill of toxic sludge in Hungary, according to the country’s prime minister. The boss of the industrial… 12/10/2010
EU response to Hungarian sludge dangerFive EU environmental experts are in Hungary to help cope with the sludge from the Ajka alumina factory spill. The national authorities want to know how the… 11/10/2010
Head of Hungarian toxic sludge firm arrestedThe boss of the Hungarian aluminium firm linked to last week’s massive spill of toxic sludge has been arrested. Zoltan Bakonyi, head of MAL Zrt, can be… 11/10/2010
Hungary races to reduce new toxic sludge threatAmid threats of another wave of red toxic sludge in Hungary, workers are racing to build make-shift emergency dams. Cracks have widened in the reservoir… 10/10/2010
Threat of second toxic sludge spill in HungaryHundreds of people have been evacuated from a town in Hungary amid threats of a second spill of toxic red sludge. Authorities say the wall of a damaged… 09/10/2010
Residents flee new threat from red sludgeAmid the threat of a second spill of toxic red sludge, the Hungarian authorities say they are taking no chances. They have decided to completely evacuate… 09/10/2010
Fears of fresh toxic flood in HungaryA village near the site of the toxic sludge spill in Hungary has been evacuated amid fears of a second wave of poisonous flooding. Around 800 residents of… 09/10/2010
Sludge spill reservoir ‘may have leaked in June’New pictures from Hungary show the broken wall of a reservoir after it burst, spilling a torrent of toxic sludge from an alumina plant. The environmental… 09/10/2010
Danube fears eased but sludge death toll risesThe catastrophic effects of the toxic spill in the Danube’s tributaries have not been carried downstream to the great river itself, easing many people’s… 08/10/2010
Serbia, Croatia test for Hungarian spill pollutionSerbian and Croatian authorities stepped up testing in the Danube on Friday amid fears the Hungarian toxic spill is spreading. Officials say there is no… 08/10/2010
Hungary pleas for EU aidHungary has officially asked the European Union for help as it takles what its president has described as an “ecological tragedy”. All life in the one river… 08/10/2010
Hungary hints at tighter controls after spillThe Hungarian prime minister has described the accident as an “unprecedented environmental catastrophe” in the country. The government is trying to deal… 07/10/2010
Hungarian toxic sludge reaches DanubeAs the clean up continues in Hungary – toxic red sludge from an aluminium plant spill has now reached the River Danube. Disaster crews are also continuing… 07/10/2010
Toxic spill: A village destroyedThree days after red toxic sludge spilled from an aluminium plant, Hungary is counting the environmental and human cost of the disaster. At least four… 07/10/2010
Red poison reaches the Danube’s southern branchThe toxic red sludge that spilled from a burst reservoir at the alumina plant in western Hungary has reached the Monsoni-Danube, a southern branch of one of… 07/10/2010
Investigation launched into Hungary’s toxic floodHungary has launched a criminal investigation into the industrial toxic mud spill from a ruptured chemical reservoir, south west of Budapest. At least four… 07/10/2010
Toxic Spills in EuropeOn Monday a river of toxic sludge burst out of the reservoir of an aluminia factory in Hungary. The deadly mud is estimated to have covered an area of around… 06/10/2010
Costly clean up after Hungary’s toxic sludge spillAuthorities in Hungary say the clean up operation from the industrial toxic mud spill will cost millions of euros and take up to one year to cleanse. The… 06/10/2010
Hungary declares state-of-emergency after toxic spillA tidal wave of toxic red mud has swept through several villages in western Hungary, engulfing everything in its path. At least four people have died and… 05/10/2010
State-of-emergency declared in west HungaryA state of emergency has been declared in three regions in the west of Hungary after toxic sludge from an aluminium smelting plant flooded the area. Troops… 05/10/2010
