The Advanced Land Imager on NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this natural-colour image of the area around the Ajkai Timfldgyar alumina plant in western Hungary, where a corner wall of a waste-retaining pond broke, releasing a torrent of toxic red sludge down a local stream. Several nearby towns were inundated, including Kolontar and Devecser, where the sludge was up to 6.5 feet deep in places.
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sábado, 16 de outubro de 2010
Hungary disaster from space / Tragédia Húngara do espaço
The Advanced Land Imager on NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this natural-colour image of the area around the Ajkai Timfldgyar alumina plant in western Hungary, where a corner wall of a waste-retaining pond broke, releasing a torrent of toxic red sludge down a local stream. Several nearby towns were inundated, including Kolontar and Devecser, where the sludge was up to 6.5 feet deep in places.
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