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Hungary's Tisza river is contaminated again
Some 20,000 metric tons of mud contaminated
with lead, copper, and zinc began oozing into Hungary's Tisza River on
11 March after heavy rain broke the dam of a former ore mine in Romania.
A Romanian Environment Ministry official said it could take up to a month
to repair the dam. Hungarian authorities have ordered the highest state
of alert on the entire stretch of the Upper Tisza, between Tiszabecs and
Tokaj. Government Commissioner Janos Gonczy said the effects of the heavy
metals contamination could be even more lasting than the recent cyanide
spill. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that if no other way can be found,
international pressure should be brought to bear on Romania to sign treaties
on environmental protection. MSZ
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