According toanexpertquoted by the Hungariannewsagency MTI, the pollutionhad been due to reach the county of Gyor-Moson-Sopron by middayWednesday, bringingit closer to the Danube.
With 7, 000 people affected directly by the disaster, a state of emergency was declared in the county of Veszprem where the spill occurred, and Gyor-Moson-Sopron and Vas, where the sludge appeared to be heading.