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A Hungarian woman reacts while seeing her home flooded by toxic mud in Devecser, Hungary, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar alumina plant in western Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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A Hungarian woman reacts while seeing her home flooded by toxic mud in Devecser, Hungary, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgya alumina plant in western Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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President Carter, shown here in 1979, speaks against a backdrop of solar panels at the White House. Activists used one of Mr. Carter's panels to help persuade President Obama to set an example by powering his residence with solar energy. (Associated Press)

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NOW: A construction site and a row of homes in Revava is seen here Sept. 28. When a temporary settlement freeze imposed by Israel ended Sept. 30, settlers and their supporters celebrated in Revava, where six families have become 250 since 1991. (Associated Press)

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A Hungarian soldier wearing a chemical protection gear walks through a street flooded by toxic in the town of Devecser, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in the town of Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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An aerial photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 shows the ruptured wall of a red sludge reservoir of the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in Kolontar, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest, Hungary. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding. (AP Photos/MTI, Gyoergy Varga)

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Aluminium workers leave the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant after the Hungarian authorities suspended its licence in the town of Ajka, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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A grain field is flooded by toxic mud outside the village of Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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An aerial view of the broken dike, center right, of a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina factory near Ajka, 156 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The dike broke on Monday, and over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundated three villages. The flood of toxic mud killed killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than one hundred, with some people still missing. (AP Photo/MTI, Gyoergy Varga)

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An aerial view shows overturned cars in the red sludge yard of a house in Kolontar, 167 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, taken on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, after the wall of a reservoir containing slurry from an alumina factory in nearby Ajka broke, and over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundated three villages. (AP Photo/MTI, Gyoergy Varga)

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Tunde Erdelyi, left, saves her cat while Janos Kis, right, walks into their yard flooded by toxic mud in the town of Devecser, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in the town of Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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A villager walks through his yard flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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An animal lies dead in the toxic mud, which flooded the village of Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near Ajkai, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. The flood of toxic mud killed killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than one hundred, with some people still missing. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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A Hungarian woman reacts while seeing her home flooded by toxic mud in the town of Devecser, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in the town of Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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Janos Kis tries to return to his home flooded by toxic mud in the town of Devecser, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in the town of Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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People carry salvaged belongings from their homes flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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A villager checks his yard flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. The flood of toxic mud killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than one hundred, with some people still missing. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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A villager salvages belongings from her home flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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An aerial view of the red mud covering streets and neighborhood of Kolontar, 167 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, taken on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, after the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant, in nearby Ajka, with over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundating several villages. The flood of toxic mud killed killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than one hundred, with some people still missing. (AP Photo/MTI, Gyoergy Varga)

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A Hungarian soldier, wearing a chemical protection gear, cleans a street flooded by toxic mud in the town of Devecser, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in the town of Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)