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| Oct.15 |
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Evacuated allowed to return to village Residents who were evacuated from Kolontar because of last week's toxic sludge were allowed back home Friday
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| Oct.12 |
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Dams built to stem second toxic spill Map of Devecer Hungary| Workers in Hungary were racing to build three emergency dams to stem an expected second toxic spill from an aluminum plant | |
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| Oct.11 |
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Sludge leak executive questioned by police The head of the company at the center of a toxic spill in Hungary has been taken in for questioning by the National Bureau of Investigation
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| Oct.10 |
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New wave of toxic red sludge feared Residents were evacuated as authorities believe a damaged reservoir wall may unleash a second wave of toxic sludge
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| Oct.9 |
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New damage in toxic sludge reservoir Map of Kolontar Hungary| Authorities were evacuating a village after they found new damage in the reservoir that caused a toxic sludge spill this week | |
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| Oct.8 |
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Toxic sludge may not harm Danube Tests reveal toxic sludge from an industrial accident that has left six dead may not harm the Danube River
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| Oct.7 |
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Hungarian sludge reaches Danube Map of Ajka Hungary Toxic red sludge from a spill at an industrial plant in Hungary has reached the River Danube
| A million cubic metres of the sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka. 4 people were killed and about 100 injured
Croatia, Serbia and Romania are drawing up emergency plans
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| Oct.5 |
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4 dead in Hungary toxic mud floods Four people, including two children, were killed after a reservoir broke and flooded three villages in western Hungary with toxic red mud
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| Jul.24 |
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Deadly heat wave grips Europe| Up to 500 people are estimated to have died across Hungary, partly due to a wave gripping central and southeast Europe | |
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| Feb.21 |
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Hungary, Croatia confirm bird flu The H5N1 strain was confirmed in Hungary and Croatia as the deadly virus spread around the globe
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| Feb.15 |
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Crisis meeting as bird flu spreads Hungary has become the 5th EU nation to detect the deadly strain of in wild birds
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| Jan.20 |
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Lone plane crash survivor called wife The survivor from the crash of a Slovak plane reached his wife on a cell phone after escaping the wreckage
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| Jan.19 |
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Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die| An AN-24 plane believed to be carrying 45 soldiers and 3 crew members has crashed in rugged terrain | |
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| May.8 |
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32 die as train hits tourist bus At least 32 German tourists were killed when their bus was dragged along the tracks and almost sliced in two
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| Aug.18 |
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Budapest braces for flood surge Nervous residents piled up sandbags. Central Europe's leaders are meeting to discuss the huge costs of the destruction
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| Jul.1 |
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19 Poles killed in bus crash A tourist bus carrying more than four dozen Polish pilgrims crashed near Lake Balaton
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