Damn, that’s a [expletive deleted]load of sludge. Three days later and it’s still spreading? Explainer: Hungary’s toxic sludge torrent A tide of toxic red mud burst through the walls of a giant storage reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar alumina refinery on the outskirts of Akja, a small town in the county of Veszprem, Hungary on [...]
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