Country Hungary Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 21.72 km² Population 845 (2004) | County Veszprém Postal code 8468 Local time Friday 1:02 AM Area code 88 | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Kolontár ([ˈkolontaːɾ]) is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.
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Map of Kolont%C3%A1r, 8468 Hungary
Soil pollution disaster
On 4 October 2010 a 1.5 - 4 meters-high wave of red mud flooded the village from a plant nearby causing nine deaths and several severe chemical burn injuries. Six bodies were found in the mud and other three victims died later in a hospital after the incident. Hundreds of village inhabitants had to evacuate.
References
Kolontár Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA