Today in Hungary the red sludge reservoir flood has claimed 3 more lives. The flood was caused by a rupture in the reservoir where this material was being held. The sludge is a waste product of aluminum and contains many deadly metals. If ingested the sludge would and will kill people. Many people have been affected by the sludge through stepping in it, it has seeped through their pants leaving burns. The chemical burns caused by the sludge could take a while to show their affects, but their side affects could be deadly. In total over 120 people have been injured, of those 2 are in critical condition. Over 390 residents had to be evacuated from their homes. The sludge has been spread over a 40 kilometer radius. The government is now pumping plaster in the major streams of red sludge to prevent the spreading. Many environmental groups have been warning the government that red sludge is one of the most dangerous in the world.
I believe that the government of Hungary should have taken the complaints and suggestions into greater detail. A disaster like this could have been prevented if the toxic waste was removed and place elsewhere. Now many people are losing, their homes, and their lives just because of a malfuncion and a rupture in a red sludge reservoir. Since red sludge is a by product of aluminum manufacturing i believe for the time being that the aluminum manufacturing should be shut down until the problem is sorted between the sludge. It is also suggested that at the rate that the sludge is flowing it may reach the Danube river, which is a main water stream and supply for many people. As stated before if the sludge is consumed it can cause life threatening injuries and could lead to death.
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