Person: Zoltan Illes

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Director of toxic sludge firm arrested

POLICE have detained the director of the aluminum company responsible for a flood of caustic red sludge that killed eight people when it burst from its reservoir last week.

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Wall of Hungarian sludge lake ‘to collapse’

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Toxic sludge barrier ‘will fail’, says official

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Toxic sludge almost the size of Gulf Oil spill

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Danube sludge disaster 'as big as Gulf of Mexico spill'

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Five confirmed dead after Hungary toxic sludge spill

Emergency workes battle to contain Hungarian sludge spill

Emergency workers and construction crews in Hungary were today struggling to clear roads and homes hit by a spill of toxic red sludge.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2010

Toxic red sludge flood an ‘ecological disaster’

HUNGARY declared a state of emergency in three counties yesterday after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people through their clothes. One official called it “an ecological disaster” that may threaten the Danube and other key rivers.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2010

Hungary declares national emergency over toxic sludge

Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties today after a flood of toxic red sludge from a chemical plant engulfed several towns.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2010