In Hungary there was a big toxic sludge. The toxic sludge stretches a total of 1,000,000 cubic meters. Apparently all of this happened do to a ruptured dam. Officials arrested the head of the company where the toxic sludge came from. He was arrested for public endangerment and harming the environment. The toxic sludge does contain Mercury and arsenic. Both of those can cause cancer. They can also affect the bodies nervous system. Officials say that villages near the spill will not recover. One analyst said that Safety at the plant was very very poor. They are now saying that the reason why the dam broke was that it had to much pressure on it and wasn't maintained properly at all!
This spill of toxic sludge could become a worldwide threat. Toxic chemicals can rise up into the ozone and travel with the wind. Also officials are looking at other plants in Central Europe, Latin America, China, and Africa.
On Thursday the Toxic Sludge reached Danube River. Danube is the 2nd largest river in Europe. Hungary has now asked Europe to see if they can help clean up the mess.
The Plant that the sludge came from is now planning to reopen!
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