Hungary fears further toxic spill

Engineers rushed to erect an emergency dam over the weekend of 9-10 October 2010 to prevent a further toxic spill at an alumina plant in western Hungary amid fears that part of the reservoir wall could collapse, unleashing a second tide of red sludge.

BBC News, 12.10.10: Hungary emergency toxic sludge dam 'almost completed' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11526005

Deutsche Welle, 11.10.10: CEO arrested over Hungarian toxic sludge crisis http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6101810,00.html

BBC News, 11.10.10: Hungary: Toxic spill factory chief executive arrested http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11514951

Népszabadság, 11.10.10: The toxic sludge event - Act II (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/357551-toxic-sludge-event-act-ii

EurActiv, 13.10.10: Hungary nationalises sludge spill company http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/hungary-nationalises-sludge-spil-news-498752

ESO: Background information: Hungary battles to prevent sludge contamination http://www.europeansources.info/record/hungary-battles-to-prevent-sludge-contamination/

BBC News, 10.10.10: Hungary builds wall to slow possible new sludge wave http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11511204

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