Kolontár

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Kolontár
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Location of Veszprém county in Hungary
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Kolontár
Location of Kolontár
Coordinates: 47°05′04″N17°28′30″E / 47.084435°N 17.475021°E / 47.084435; 17.475021
Country Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
County Veszprém
Area
  Total
21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total
845
  Density38.9/km2 (101/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8468
Area code 88

Kolontár (Hungarian: [ˈkolontaːr] ) is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

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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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References

  1. Megtalálták a hetedik áldozatot, index.hu, 8 October 2010.
  2. Deadly sludge escape kills three in western Hungary, BBC News, 5 October 2010.