The Independent (October 7)
2010/ 10/ 08 by jd in Global News
One of the largest environmental disasters to strike Europe in recent decades now threatens the scenic Danube River. 35 million cubic feet of toxic sludge poured into tributaries of the Danube from an alumina plant in Hungary. Officials are racing to halt the contamination before it reaches the Danube. It is too early to tell whether they will succeed in stopping the flow of the red muddy industrial waste, which contains heavy metals such as arsenic and mercury.
Tags: Danube, Eco disaster, Europe, Hungary
