On 4 October, a spill at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar Zrt aluminum oxide plant in western Hungary released a torrent of toxic red sludge down a local stream, killing four people and injuring hundreds more. The plant appears along the right edge of both images, and incorporates both bright blue and brick red reservoirs. The WWF suggested that heavy metals in the sludge could soak into the ground and be absorbed by vegetation, potentially causing environmental effects for decades
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The Guardian
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