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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Email Print Reprints Read Aviation deal clears way for emissions scheme: EU 09 Oct 2010 Hungary races to build dam amid new sludge threat | 8:50am EDT North Korea's heir debuts at giant military parade 11:12am EDT Chile rescuers reinforce shaft for miners' escape | 9:07am EDT IMF told to toughen scrutiny of rich powers | 11:30am EDT Discussed 93 Super-rich investors buying gold by the ton 87 Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study 62 White House reviewing bill’s foreclosure impact Watched Red faces over top model gaffe Tue, Sep 28 2010 Inside the rescue shaft Sat, Oct 9 2010 New pictures of Kim Jong-il and son Sat, Oct 9 2010 Hungary races to build dam amid new sludge threat Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News Hungary PM warns of new spill risk as village evacuated Sat, Oct 9 2010 Hungary spill leaves locals hopeless, anger mounts Sat, Oct 9 2010 "Likely" Hungary sludge wall will collapse-PM Orban Sat, Oct 9 2010 UPDATE 4-Hungary spill pollution eases, no big risk to Danube Fri, Oct 8 2010 No risk of biological disaster in Danube from spill Fri, Oct 8 2010 Related Topics World » Green Business » Related Video Residents flee Hungary spill area Sat, Oct 9 2010 Hungary says spill is under control Serbia on Danube toxic spill alert 1 / 24 The damaged reservoir near an alumina plant is seen from the air in Kolontar, 150 km (93.2 miles) west of Budapest, October 9, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Laszlo Balogh By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST | Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:50am EDT BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Workers raced to build an emergency dam in western Hungary on Sunday as cracks in a reservoir widened, threatening to unleash a second torrent of toxic sludge on the village of Kolontar and nearby rivers. About one million cubic meters of the waste material leaked out of the alumina plant reservoir into villages and waterways earlier this week, killing seven people, injuring 123 and fouling rivers including a local branch of the Danube. Kolontar was evacuated on Saturday after cracks appeared in the northern wall of the reservoir, threatening a second spill of the toxic red sludge, which swept through neighboring areas on Monday, toppling cars and wreaking havoc in houses. A by-product of alumina production, the thick, highly alkaline substance has a caustic effect on the skin. It contains heavy metals, such as lead, and is slightly radioactive. Inhaling its dust can cause lung cancer. News agency MTI cited environment state secretary Zoltan Illes as saying a 25-meter-long crack in the weakened wall had widened slightly by Sunday morning and the wall of the damaged reservoir now looked beyond repair. Illes said the northern wall of the reservoir could collapse "within one day or a week" and crews at the scene were scrambling to complete a new dam to protect Kolontar and the nearby town of Devecser, home to 5,400 people. Gyorgyi Tottos, a spokeswoman for disaster crews on the scene told Reuters authorities hoped to complete the 600-meter long and 5-7-meter tall dam within days to stop 500,000 cubic meters of sludge still in the reservoir from escaping. RACE AGAINST TIME "This wall will be able to stop the flow, experts hope to get it done within three days," Tottos said. "This is a race against time as good weather is forecast for the coming few days but then the rain will come. If we can have the dam finished by the time the rain comes, then it will be all right," she said. Tottos added that the sludge still in the reservoir was thicker than the water-like substance which caused Monday's disaster and authorities expected its spread to be slower and more contained, should a new spill occur. While Monday's spill affected 1,017 hectares, she said the remaining sludge could spread out over an area of 500 to 1,000 meters from its origin. Tibor Dobson, spokesman of disaster crews at the scene, said earlier that workers had laid the foundation of the new dam in Kolontar by Sunday morning. Dobson said the number of people evacuated from Kolontar, which lies closest to the reservoir, had increased to about 1,000 overnight. 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