Red Sludge Alumina Factory Reservoir Pollutes Villages, Hungary

The wave toxic sludge that has poured into seven villages in Hungary could take up to 12 months and tens millions dollars to clean up, ficials have warned.
Zoltan Illes, the environment minister, told the BBC the clean-up the country's worst chemical accident would take at least one year and probably require technical and financial assistance from the European Union.
The red tide, which inundated streets and homes after the walls residue reservoir at an aluminium plant collapsed, has so far killed four people and injured 120, but the death toll is expected to rise.