Kolontár

Kolontár

Coat of arms
Kolontár

Location of Kolontár

Coordinates: 47°05′04″N 17°28′30″E / 47.084435°N 17.475021°ECoordinates: 47°05′04″N 17°28′30″E / 47.084435°N 17.475021°E
Country  Hungary
County Veszprém
Area
  Total 21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 845
  Density 38.9/km2 (101/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8468
Area code(s) 88

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

Soil pollution disaster

On 4 October 2010 a 1.5 - 4 meters-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 other three victims died later in a hospital after the incident.[1] Hundreds of village inhabitants had to evacuate.[2]

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.

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