Sujet
Disaster at an alumina plant in Ajka in western Hungary
Légende
On Oct. 4, 2010, a million cubic meters (35 million cubic feet) of red sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka in western Hungary. Four people were killed and about 100 injured. The sludge entered the Marcal River and has reached the Danube. Aquatic life in the Marcal was severely harmed; the mud also caused significant damage in nearby villages and towns, as well as adjacent farmland. On Oct. 11, when the Advanced Space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this image, the reservoir breach and downstream flow of the red sludge were still prominently visible.
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP15A02_076
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
54,5Mo (3,6Mo) / 56,7cm x 24,1cm / 6700 x 2845 (300dpi)