The toxic flood in Hungary

A local elderly woman opens her fridge as she stands in front of her house in the flooded town of Devecser, 150 km (93 miles) west of Hungarian capital Budapest. (AFP)
An aerial view of rescue team members crossing a pontoon-bridge replacing the original bridge washed away by a sludge flood in Kolontar, 167 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary. (AP)
An aerial photo taken on October 8, 2010 shows a damaged and swept car, few kilometers from the village of Kolontar, nearby Torna stream, some 160 kilometers southwest of Hungarian capital Budapest.(AFP)
A local man cleans yard in the flooded town of Devecser, 150 km (93 miles) west of Hungarian capital Budapest. (AFP)
A handout picture released by Greenpeace on 08 October 2010 shows an aerial view of the toxic Hungarian flood, running into the nearest rivers Raba and Marcal. (EPA)
A handout picture released by Greenpeace on 08 October 2010 shows an aerial view of the toxic Hungarian flood, covering fields, streets, canals and entire villages. (EPA)
An aerial view of a field covered with red mud and rocks torn away from a reservoir wall by a sludge flood in Kolontar, 167 km southwest of Budapest, Hungary. (EPA)
An aerial view of tractors and vehicles standing in red mud in Devecser, 164 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary. (EPA)
An aerial view of workers walking on a dike of a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina factory is seen near Ajka, 156 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary. (EPA)
Bus drivers wait beside their buses on a highway to pick up evacuees outside Kolontar, Hungary. (AP)
Footsteps pick their way through the toxic red sludge which covers a yard in Devecser, Hungary. (AP)
Hungarian soldiers wear protective masks, as they walk across a bridge in Devecser, Hungary. (AP)