7 Jun 2013, Index
The bauxite residue container pond in AlmásfüzitÅ‘, Hungary has been declared to be one of the most threatened areas by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday. Although the flood protection dikes are unarguably high, Greenpeace is concerned that dangerous substances may seep into the Danube with the elevated ground water levels, as it has been discussed in recent scientific publication...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Flood | 1999 | 90,700 | |
| Flood | 1999 | 42,795 | |
| Flood | 2006 | 32,000 | |
| Flood | 2001 | 10,000 | |
| Flood | 2000 | 2,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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