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Kastelypark: Ravaged by Red Mud

When the Ajka alumina plant reservoir was breached and toxic red mud flooded the region in 2010, it destroyed not only people's lives, but full ecosystems.Kastelypark forest serves as a grim reminder.

Toxic Red Flood

The lives of the citizens of Ajka were turned upside down October 4th, 2010 when the dam of an alumina plant reservoir collapsed, unleashing a flood of red alkaline sludge.