An official in Hungary says a toxic sludge spill, which has killed four people, has reached the edge of Europe's second longest river, the Danube .
Officials say the sludge has reached the Danube, one ofEurope 's longest rivers. An official also told reporters the toxic spill has wiped out the entire ecosystem of the small River Marcul, which was first contaminated.
Officials say the sludge has reached the Danube, one of
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban visited one of the villages hit by the toxic sludge. He described the spill as a "serious ecological catastrophe".
"What I have seen is terrible, simply terrible," Orban said. "This is the first, and probably the most ever (that is) happened, this kind of ecological tragedy that has ever happened here inHungary ."
"What I have seen is terrible, simply terrible," Orban said. "This is the first, and probably the most ever (that is) happened, this kind of ecological tragedy that has ever happened here in
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