waste built up at the reservoir is released the results spill is colossal surging into multiple towns and giving the region a haunting blood red stain. it seems very similar to the deep horizon spill. the amount of material released is roughly equivalent in both spills. after rushing through the town, the wave of destruction subsides. the damage is immense. people in their homes, mostly in the village of kolontar lost their lives and about 150 other people were caught up in the red mud and needed hospital attention due to the red mud. the land could be irreparably harmed. dr. burke travels to hungary and witnesses the aftermath first hand. we went back primarily to recover samples from the repository and the affected parts of the environment to look at what happens to red mud that is being left in the soil and what possible hazards are involved with that. in all, ten people lose their lives in the disaster. dozens of homes are ruined and
blood red stain. seems similar to the deep water horizon spill. the amount of material released is roughly equivalent in both spills. after rushing through the town the wave of destruction subsides. the damage is immense. people in their homes mostly in the village lost their lives due to drowning and 5 drowninge were caught up in red mud and needed hospitalization due to the caustic nature of the red mud it. and the land could be irreparably harmed. dr. burke travels to hungary and witnesses the aftermath firsthand. we went back primarily to recover samples from the repository and look at what possible hazards are involved with that. in all, ten people lose
resulting spill is colossal, surging into multiple towns and giving the region a haunting blood-red stain. it seems very similar to the deep horizon spill in the gulf of mexico in recent memories. the amount of material released is roughly equivalent in both spills. after rushing through the town, the wave of destruction subsides. the damage is immense. people in their homes, mostly in the village of kolontar lost their lives and about 150 other people were caught up in the red mud and needed hospital attention due to the exposure of the caustic nature of the alkaline red mud. the land could be irreparably harmed. as recovery efforts drag on in the months following, dr. burke travels to hungary and witnesses the aftermath firsthand. we went back primarily to recover samples from the affected parts of the environment to look at what happens to red mud that is being left in the soil and what possible hazards are involved
an incident overseas tonight has a lot of people wondering, could this kind of thing happen here. the devastating footage is broadcast worldwide. among those watching is dr. ian burke, a professor of environmental geochemistry expert at the university of leads and an expert in toxic spills. i saw it on the news like everybody else and was struck by the magnitude of it and these pictures. though only a fraction of the waste built up at the reservoir is released the resulting spill is colossal surging into multiple towns, and giving the region a haunting blood-red stain. it seems very similar to the deepwater horizon spill in the gulf of mexico in terms of impact in recent memories. the amount of material released is roughly equivalent in both spills. after rushing through the town, the wave of destruction subsides. the damage is immense. people in their homes, mostly in the village of kolontar lost their lives and about 150 other people were caught up in the red mud and ne
site. report from people who were at the sandy said that it moved faster than you could run. the crimson river pushes cars out of the way and sends residents running for their lives. my 82-year-old father pushed my mother up to the window. we took him to the hospital because it burnt his legs. an incident overseas tonight has a lot of people wondering, could this kind of thing happen here. the devastating footage is broadcast worldwide. among those watching is dr. ian burke, a professor of environmental geochemistry and at the university of leeds, and an expert? toxic spills. i saw it on the news like everybody else and was struck by the magnitude of it and these pictures. though only a fraction of the waste build up at the reservoir is released, the resulting spill is colossal, surging into multiple towns and giving the region a haunting blood red