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Hungary denies report of second sludge dam break

by Reuters
Tuesday, 5 October 2010 09:11 GMT

BUDAPEST, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Hungary's National Disaster Unit (NDU) denied a report on Tuesday that an alumina sludge reservoir's dam had broken at a second point in western Hungary.

"We have just received the report from our units on the scene; there was no second dam break," NDU spokeswoman Gyorgyi Tottos said.

Earlier on Tuesday the government declared a state of emergency due to the spill which has killed at least three people.

(Reporting by Marton Dunai; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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