Kolontár
Place in Veszprém, Hungary
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Location of Veszprém county in Hungary
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Kolontár (Hungarian: [ˈkolontaːr]) is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.
Soil pollution disaster
On 4 October 2010 a 1.5–4 meter high wave of red mud flooded the village from a plant nearby causing nine deaths and several severe chemical burn injuries. Six bodies were found in the mud and three other victims died later in a hospital after the incident.[1] Hundreds of village inhabitants had to evacuate.[2]
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External links
- Street map (Hungarian)
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