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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (2) Slideshow Video Email Print Reprints Read Hungarian sludge spill reaches Danube river | 10:59am EDT Gold turns lower after hitting record high 11:00am EDT Super-rich investors buy gold by ton 04 Oct 2010 Hungary clears up after toxic spill, rivers at risk | 06 Oct 2010 Lady Gaga "more powerful" than Nancy Pelosi: Forbes 12:35am EDT Discussed 87 Super-rich investors buying gold by the ton 76 Health reform to worsen doctor shortage: group 68 Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study Watched Red faces over top model gaffe Tue, Sep 28 2010 Cleanup after Hungary toxic spill Wed, Oct 6 2010 Fatal floods hit Vietnam Wed, Oct 6 2010 Hungarian sludge spill reaches Danube river Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News Hungary firm wants to restart production after spill Wed, Oct 6 2010 Hungary declares emergency after toxic spill Tue, Oct 5 2010 Hungary PM: sludge spill may be due to human error Tue, Oct 5 2010 Hungary govt suspends production at MAL Zrt-agency Tue, Oct 5 2010 Hungary denies report of second sludge dam break Tue, Oct 5 2010 Related Topics World » Green Business » Related Video Cleanup after Hungary toxic spill Wed, Oct 6 2010 Toxic sludge floods Hungary villages 1 / 22 Locals cross a pontoon bridge next to a broken bridge in the flooded village of Kolontar, 150 km (93 miles) west of Budapest October 7, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Laszlo Balogh By Marton Dunai GYOR, Hungary | Thu Oct 7, 2010 10:59am EDT GYOR, Hungary (Reuters) - A toxic red sludge spill from an alumina plant in western Hungary reached the Danube river on Thursday and crews were trying to dilute it to protect the major European waterway. Tibor Dobson, a spokesman for Hungarian disaster crews, told Reuters at 1600 GMT that there were reports of sporadic fish death in the Raba and the Mosoni-Danube rivers, affected by the spill earlier. He said all fish had died in the smaller Marcal River, which was hit first. Crews were working to reduce the alkalinity of the spill, which poured from the containment reservoir of an alumina plant on Monday and tore through local villages, killing four people and injuring over 150. Three people were still reported missing. The spill's alkaline content when it reached the Raba, the Mosoni-Danube and the Danube itself, was still around pH 9 -- above the normal, harmless level of between 6 and 8, Dobson said. In Gyor, a city in the northwest of Hungary where the Raba flows into the Mosoni-Danube, a Reuters reporter saw white froth on the river and lots of small dead fish washed ashore. Ambulance crews were distributing leaflets calling on residents not to fish or eat fish from the river, and avoid contact with the water. Gabor Figeczky, Hungarian branch director of the WWF environmental group who visited the scene of the disaster along with experts, said the impact on the river Marcal was worse than expected. It was hoped the alkalinity would drop once it reached the Raba, a bigger river, but it was still between pH 9 and 10. "Based on our current estimates, it (pollution) will remain contained in Hungary, and we also trust that it will reach Budapest with acceptable pH values," he added. Downstream from the disaster site, the Danube flows through or touches on Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Moldovan and Ukrainian territory en route to the Black Sea. Nebojsa Pokimica, Serbia's deputy environment minister, told Reuters Serbia had increased monitoring and water quality control of the Danube river since Monday. "We are constantly in touch with Hungarian authorities. I can say that the quality of water in the Danube river has not changed since October 4," Pokimica said. Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties on Tuesday after the sludge -- waste from bauxite refining that has a strong caustic effect -- hit Kolontar, Devecser and other villages 160 km (100 miles) west of Budapest. Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Kolontar on Thursday and said there was no point in even removing the rubble from part of the village as it was impossible to live there again. "It is difficult to find the words. Had this happened at night, everybody would be dead," Orban told reporters. "CATASTROPHE" 1 2 Next World Green Business Comments See All Comments (2) | Post Comment Oct 07, 2010 8:14am EDT Production should not be resumed until the company responsible has cleaned up every molecule of this spill. If the go out of business… too bad. Maybe it will be a lesson for other companies. One of the pictures showed people sweeping the mess down a street drain… which probably goes to the river. Wouldn’t it be more reasonable to collect it while it can be containerized. hebintn Report As Abusive Oct 07, 2010 9:08am EDT So, the operators of the plant want to resume production? How fast have they been to try to minimize the damage and clean up the mess already caused? Have they done anything for the families of the people killed in th accident? I ask these questions because in my country, the U.S., I’m certain any operator in a similar situation would be eager to get the money rolling back in — even while stalling on spending even a single dollar towards recovery, cleanup, restitution, etc. MekhongKurt Report As Abusive See All Comments (2) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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