Hungary: Possible new wave of toxines

Disaster management officials in Hungary have decided to evacuate the village of Kolontar over concerns it may be exposed to a second toxic waste leak from a nearby red sludge reservoir.

The regional chief of Hungary's disaster relief services, Tibor Dobson, said the damaged section of the reservoir containing another 5000,000 cubic meters of red sludge has further weakened and was at risk of complete collapse, threatening the village.

"The evacuation of Kolontar began at six in the morning [4:00 a.m. GMT] after we noticed a weakening in one of the reservoir's dykes," Dobson said. "The decision to evacuate was taken by Interior Minister Sandor Pinter, who took part in the meeting of the local defense committee early Saturday."

Dobson added that the neighboring village of Devecser was also under consideration for evacuation.