Three rounds were played at the European Chess Club Cup 2024 and eight teams remained perfect in the Open section while only two teams score maximum 6 match points in the Women’s competition Teams in the co-lead after three rounds are SuperChess The top seeded SuperChess took a convincing 5-1 victory against Azerbaijani team Vugar Gashimov with only two drawn games in the match: GM Gukesh D (2794 SuperChess) drew against GM Rauf Mamedov (2643 SuperChess) played a draw against GM Ahmad Ahmadzada (2523 Alkaloid) was victorious against GM Victor Mikhalevski (2480 Beer Sheva Chess Club) and scores perfect 3/3 points in the event Erigaisi has 2799.6 live rating and he is just a step closer of becoming the second Indian ever (after Viswanathan Anand) to cross 2800 rating Thanks to Erigaisi’s win in the third round team Alkaloid scored a narrow 3.5-2.5 victory over Beer Sheva Chess Club Novy Bor Chess Club defeated Vados Chess Club with the same 3.5-2.5 score Novy Bor Chess Club) victory over GM Chopra Aryan (2620 Another narrow score happened in the match between Sentimento Ajka BSK and Elektroprivreda Sentimento Ajka BSK) prevailed against FM Bozidar Kisic (2192 TAJFUN SK Ljubljana and Garuda Ajka BSK tie for the top in the Women’s section as the only teams with perfect score of 6 match points TAJFUN SK Ljubljana defeated Crvena Zvezda Data Driven Lab TAJFUN SK Ljubljana) loss against IM Alina Bivol (2345 GM Jiner Zhu and IM Olga Badelka scored wins for the Slovenian team while WIM Urh Zala drew against WIM Jovana Srdanovic Garuda Ajka BSK scored a convincing 3-1 victory over SuperChess Garuda Ajka BSK) defeated IM Marsel Efroimski (2399 Garuda Ajka BSK) won her game agaisnt IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2383 Games on the first two boards finished in draws All results, pairings, standings can be found here The fourth round start at 15:00 CET and brings interesting encounters between the leaders in both sections. Live broadcast can be followed through the ECU TV platform. Live video broadcast with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU YouTube channel All News FIDE News Chess News Top Top Federations Main Page / Search Tournaments Titles Transfers Calculators Download FIDE Circuit Women's Events '24-'25 Open Cycle 2025-2026 Women’s Cycle 2025-2026 Women’s Cycle 2023-2025 All Tournaments Main Events About FIDE Handbook Documents Financial Reports Officials Commissions & Committees Federations Affiliated Organizations Affiliated Members Honourable Dignitaries Chart Novy Bor Chess Club and TAJFUN SK Ljubljana emerged victorious in the 39th European Chess Club Cup and the 28th European Women’s Chess Club Cup Entering the decisive seventh round one point ahead of six teams tied for second Novy Bor Chess Club faced off against top-seeded SuperChess thanks to David Anton Guijarro’s win over Jorden Van Foreest on board five who finished the tournament with six wins and one draw Alkaloid claimed second place with a dominant 5-1 win over C’Chartres Echecs while Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club drew with Turkish Airlines and Sentimento Ajka BSK split points with TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana having defeated Beer Sheva Chess Club in the final round taking the bronze medal on the strength of superior Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger tiebreaks The final round of the women’s event saw the clash of leaders TAJFUN SK Ljubljana and the top seed Cercle d’Echecs de Monte Carlo The Slovenian team captured the title with a 2.5-1.5 victory courtesy of Olga Badelka’s win over Sarasadat Khademalsharieh trailing the leaders by one point before the final round swept Gambit Bonnevoie (3.5-0.5) to claim silver The players achieving the best individual results were also awarded 3.GM Sanan SjugirovBoard 2: 1.GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 3.GM Kobo OriBoard 4: 1.IM Ilinca Felix-Antonio 3.GM David Anton GuijarroBoard 6: 1.GM Markus Robert 3.IM Dinara WagnerBoard 3: 1.IM Olga Badelka 3.WFM Anna ZhurovaBoard 4: 1.WIM Zsoka Gaal The closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening in the playing venue with the attendance of the ECU Vice Presidents Mr President of the Serbian Chess Federation Mr the President of the Touristic Organisation of Vrnjacka Banja Mr Official website: clubcup2024.com/ © 2025 FIDE International Chess Federation stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means) without the written permission of FIDE International Chess Federation In the aftermath of the political changes in 1989 the county’s economy became more reliant on the tourism industry centred on Lake Balaton Veszprém’s industrial legacy put it at the centre of the news in October 2010 The 39th European Chess Club Cup and the 28th European Women’s Club Cup are in full swing in Vrnjacka Banja brought together 102 teams (84 in the Open section and 18 in the Women’s section) Teams in the Open section consist of 6 players + 2 reserves while the Women’s tournament features 4 players + 1 reserve After three rounds of tough battles in the Open section the top eight seeded teams are tied for the top position These teams include SuperChess (headed by Gukesh D and Abdusattorov) Novy Bor Chess Club (with Vidit and Keymer on top boards) Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club (headed by Bu Xiangzhi and Radjabov) Turkish Airlines (led by Andreikin and Maghsoodloo) with clashes between the leaders across the top four tables Standings after Round 3 Open the rating favorites Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo (led by Goryachkina and Vaishali) drew their second-round match with the fifth seed Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica and now share third place with their opponents second and third-seeded TAJFUN SK Ljubljana (headed by Dzagnidze and Ju Jiner) and Ajka BSK (with Assaubayeva and Deshmukh on the top boards) lead the field Since TAJFUN SK Ljubljana and Ajka BSK will face off in Round 4 we can expect a sole leader to emerge in the women’s competition Standings after Round 3 Women Prosecutors had demanded prison terms for those on trial after alumina works disaster killed 10 and wrecked villages Victims of Hungary’s worst ever toxic spill, which killed 10 people and injured 150 in 2010 voiced outrage after the boss of the alumina plant that caused the disaster was cleared of any wrongdoing the former director of the MAL plant in Ajka and 14 employees were acquitted of charges of negligence waste management violations and damages to the environment Read moreThe judgment sparked strong reactions in the packed courtroom in the city of Veszprém We will protest!” before being escorted out by a security guard The man had also unfolded a banner showing pictures of destroyed homes with the words: “This is all 10 people’s lives are worth?” A 54-year-old metalworker who lost his parents in the disaster shook his head at the ruling saying he would “never get over what happened” “The body of my father was only found a week after the accident some 5km from his home,” Gyula Tokolics said “I discovered my mother’s body in the house The catastrophe unfolded when the reservoir cracked open after weeks of heavy rain releasing 1.1m cubic metres of poisonous red sludge The mud – a caustic byproduct of aluminium extraction – rushed into the nearby villages of Kolontár Flows of 2 metres toppled cars and submerged homes and businesses. Many of the survivors suffered chemical burns. The sludge also wiped out almost all life in nearby rivers and even spread to the Danube the devastation spread across an area of more than 15 sq miles The damaged reservoir seen from the air 1.1 million cubic metres of poisonous red sludge was released Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/ReutersResponding to the disaster the Hungarian government declared a state of emergency and evacuated about 8,000 people workers toiled to remove the mud from the flood plain and doused the area with acid Authorities imposed a 135bn forint (£330m) fine on MAL in 2011 and moved to nationalise the plant Budapest set up a compensation fund for the victims But despite vast sums spent on depolluting the region Hundreds of hectares of land remain sealed off and cannot be used for cultivation Dozens of local residents moved elsewhere in the aftermath church bells ring every year on the anniversary of the spill The disaster was bound to leave “an indelible mark” Greenpeace lamented the lack of a firm ruling “We are not necessarily saying that all 15 were guilty but we very disappointed that more than five years after the disaster there is still no one held responsible,” its spokesman Gergely Simon said “If you look at the scientific and technical evidence we believe it is clear that the disaster was not a natural disaster but was due to human error,” he said “Satellite images show that the walls of the dam were moving and nobody checked the stability of the dam however between 2000 and 2010.” Alienopterix santonicus was found preserved in a piece of ajkaite a unique Late Cretaceous type of amber from western Hungary Life reconstruction of Alienopterix santonicus with hypothetical greenish-reddish coloration “Cockroaches are one of the most dominant insect orders in Paleozoic and Mesozoic ecosystems,” said Márton Szabó a paleontologist at the Hungarian Natural History Museum and ELTE Eötvös Loránd University they are considered as ancestors of termites “In the course of their 320 million-year-long evolution cockroaches adapted to a wide range of ecosystems and developed a high degree of ecological documented across numerous amber localities of various age A piece of ajkaite amber with Alienopterix santonicus was found in an unknown shaft of the Ajka-Csingervölgy coal minery in Hungary “Ajkaite is known to be rich in arthropod inclusions since the middle of the 20th century,” the paleontologists said “This Late Cretaceous type of amber is found in the Ajka Coal Formation whose outcrops were discovered in the 1860s within the Ajka-Csinger Valley.” “The valley is situated approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) southeast from the city of Ajka in Bakony Mountains holotype: (a) habitus in dorsal view; (b) habitus in ventral view; (c) head in dorsal view; (d) details of antennules Alienopterix santonicus lived during the Santonian age of the Late Cretaceous epoch It belonged to Alienopteridae an extinct cockroach family known only from the Cretaceous of Gondwana and the Cenozoic of North America “Alienopteridae is a unique extinct cockroach family within the superfamily Umenocoleoidea,” the researchers said “This family was described from the Late Cretaceous North Myanmar amber which is one of the most species- and specimen-rich amber deposits in the world.” “Alienopteridae is the only Mesozoic-type cockroach family that successfully survived the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event.” “The fossil record of Alienopteridae ranges from Early Cretaceous to Middle Eocene with at least 21 species across 16 genera.” “An undescribed member of this family was also documented from the Cretaceous of Botswana in 2007.” with very large and globular compound eyes The microrectangular structures of its forewing suggest that the species likely possessed a metallic coloration already known from the group and possibly related to its suggested pollinator life-style Combined with the disruptive body pattern this could have served as an advanced camouflage “Alienopterix santonicus most likely benefited from its iridescent and disruptive coloration which served as camouflage,” the scientists said “Such metallic coloration might have served to confuse visually hunting predators giving Alienopterix santonicus a significant survival advantage if it was recognized on the bark surface or on flowers.” “Combination of iridescent (structural) and patterned (true colors) is highly unusual and as an advanced trait might be documented for the first time in history,” they added “Unfortunately and counterintuitively none of these colors can be identified with confidence at the present.” The team’s paper was published in the journal Biologia a metallic cockroach from the Late Cretaceous ajkaite amber (Bakony Mts western Hungary) documents Alienopteridae within the Mesozoic Laurasia and the hearts in the windows and everything this year it's just like I hate it like never before because it reminds me (of Sulejman Talovic's attacks) and all that and broken hearts in the family and the other families "We're feeling more pain for the families of the other victims It's harder than we ever thought it would be." Ajka Omerovic told the Deseret Morning News their family has been heartbroken and deeply feels the pain of the others "I just want to tell the other people and I can imagine how it is for them." Omerovic said she thinks about Kirsten Hinckley who was killed when she was 15 and who should have been 16 this year Then she started mentioning victim after victim "And I feel sorry for that boy who has the surgery .. and I feel sorry for the mother of the girl that Sulejman killed and I want to tell her how much I feel the pain and everything and all of us feel pain because of that." He and the rest of the family are going back to Bosnia to stay because of the sadness and pain they feel here They plan to leave "the end of this month." With some of the family not able to speak English "They were laughing and talking behind their back." An 8-year-old sister of Sulejman Talovic had to wait two hours for the work The girl cried at the clinic and when she got home because she saw what's going on and everything," she said Asked about the girls' experiences at school "I think they say they were treated good at school." The past year also has been "hard for me but the federal government held it up for a year for a criminal background check She feels that the delay was not warranted She received the clearance about 10 days ago but believes she was treated like a criminal because of the shooting they were talking some bad things about us and they know we have nothing to do with that," referring to the shootings Suljo Talovic is too upset to speak with the media — As told to Deseret Morning News reporter Joe Bauman The defending champion Offerspill Sjakklubb featuring the World no.1 - Magnus Carlsen is not playing at 39th European Chess Club Cup 2024 a new champion is guaranteed to be crowned As many as 13 Indians are taking part this year - ten in Open and three in Women Arjun Erigaisi is the highest rated player of the event followed by World no.5 and World Championship Challenger - D Gukesh Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa will play for the top seed - Superchess Aravindh Chithambaram and S L Narayanan will represent Alkaloid Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna will return to Novy Bor Chess Club Nihal Sarin will switch from Tajfun SK Ljubljana to Turkish Airlines GM R Vaishali and WGM Savitha Shri B will make their ECCC debut for Garuda Ajka BSK Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo and Rudar Kostolac respectively GM Leon Luke Mendonca and GM Aryan Chopra will make their European Chess Club Cup debuts for Alkaloid and Vados Chess Club teams respectively the Women's event will have Indian participation in the form of - IM Divya Deshmukh Director of Touristic Organisation of Vrnjacka Banja addressed the players and guests and welcomed them to a municipality known as “Queen of Spa” and the Serbian capital of chess – Vrnjacka Banja The President of the Serbian Chess Federation emphasized that he is convinced that the players who are visiting Vrnjacka Banja for the first time will enjoy playing chess here well playing conditions and good quality games to all the players The final round on 26th October starts 2 p.m The seven-round Swiss system tournament has a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move The tournament will be taking place at Hotel Zepter in Vrnjacka Banja Details Details Source Official site Tournament Regulations We have launched the ChessBase India App. Check out this amazing resource! Android for now - Download the app now Follow Tweets by @ChessbaseIndia ChessBase India is proud to be the official partner of chessbase.com reporting on events in India Like our Facebook page for more Indian chess updates The all new ChessBase Premium Account which gives you access to ten amazing online ChessBase services like PlayChess Become a part of the ever-growing ChessBase India Youtube Channel. Subscribe now and stay update with our awesome video content.  The 39th European Chess Club Cup and the 28th European Women’s Chess Club Cup have passed the midpoint four teams jointly lead the Open tournament with 8/8 points while TAJFUN SK Ljubljana has emerged as the sole leader in the Women’s competition Top-seeded SuperChess in the Open tournament suffered an upset Turkish Airlines) defeated GM Gukesh D (2794 Turkish Airlines) emerged victorious against GM Praggnanandhaa (2746 Turkish Airlines) beat Jorden Van Foreest (2697 The only player to score a win for SuperChess was Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2783 who got lucky in a completely lost position against GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2719 Maghsoodloo was just a few moves away from victory but tragically opted for an unsound queen sacrifice Alkaloid pulled off a narrow 3.5-2.5 victory over TAJFUN SK Ljubljana TAJFUN SK Ljubljana) scored for the Slovenian team including Arjun Erigaisi’s encounter with Alexandr Predke Novy Bor Chess Club won their match against Sentimento Ajka BSK thanks to Vincent Keymer’s (2721 Novy Bor Chess Club) victory over Alexey Sarana (2717 Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub triumphed over Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub) prevailed over Bu Xiangzhi (2690 Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub) defeated Nijat Abasov (2619 Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club) bounced back with a win against Maksim Chigaev (2624 Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub secured a 4-2 victory Standings after Round 4 Open TAJFUN SK Ljubljana emerged as the sole leader following an overwhelming 3.5-0.5 victory over Garuda Ajka BSK TAJFUN SK Ljubljana) beat Bibisara Assaubayeva (2487 TAJFUN SK Ljubljana) defeated Divya Deshmukh (2501 TAJFUN SK Ljubljana) prevailed over Bella Khotenashvili (2423 The game on the fourth board between WIM Zsoka Gaal (2398 SuperChess Club toppled top seed Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo thanks to Dinara Wagner’s (2436 SuperChess) victory over Vaishali Rameshbabu (2487 while the other three games ended in draws Four teams are tied for second place in the Women’s event with 6 match points each: SuperChess Club Standings after Round 4 Women Round 5 starts on October 24 at 15:00 and live broadcast can be followed through the ECU TV platform. Live video broadcast is also available on the ECU YouTube channel with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska “Justice is distorted when the victim pays for the conduct of the accused,” said the Special Rapporteur on toxic waste at the end of his information-gathering mission to Hungary – the first of its kind – in which he investigated the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management of hazardous substances and wastes without improved accountability of some of the highly polluting industries in Hungary people will remain at the mercy of some of these companies that evade liability and instead it is innocent people who will bear the brunt of the impact and pay with their health The Ajka aluminium plant incident remains the country’s greatest industrial accident and ecological catastrophe, affected the communities of Kolontár and Devecser, with fatalities, injuries to residents and volunteers, and extensive environmental damage that so far has cost some $910million to remediate, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Georgescu focused on the consequences of the Ajka industrial incident He noted that despite the Government’s efforts to eliminate or mitigate the consequences of the incident communities living in Devecser and Kolontár are still demanding reparations I am satisfied to note that judicial proceedings brought by affected communities against the company responsible for the reservoir are currently undergoing,” Mr Georgescu stressed that more needs to be done including the strengthening of the Directorate for Disaster Management to have greater enforcement jurisdiction over the industries it now sees “Hungary offers a test case of lessons learned It is of the utmost importance that Hungary continues monitoring the state of the environment and the health of populations that are in close proximity to facilities that produce or use hazardous substances,” the expert said “Highly polluting industries and companies must be held more accountable for their conduct in the infringement of the fundamental rights of innocent populations in areas where they operate.” Georgescu said he received concerns about metallurgic plants in the northern part of the country that are operating in close proximity to the population as well as recycling plants that are emitting hazardous fumes “I raised these concerns with the Government during my visit and am pleased to share that it committed to looking further at these reports,” he said Georgescu also held meetings with a wide range of stakeholders including Government officials and civil society organizations and visited communities in Kolontár and Devecser Independent experts, or special rapporteurs like Mr. Georgescu, are appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back Georgescu is scheduled to present his conclusions and recommendations to the Council in September next year Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties Tuesday after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people through their clothes One official called it "an ecological disaster" that may threaten the Danube and other key rivers six missing and at least 120 people injured after a retaining wall collapsed Monday at a sludge reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in Ajka Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday that human error -- not damage from flooding -- very likely caused the retaining wall to fail He added that there was no threat of radiation from the contaminated sludge Tunde Erdelyi saves her cat while Janos Kis walks into their yard flooded by toxic mud in the town of Devecser But it is dangerous; residents have reported burns and eye irritation The National Disaster Management Directorate said the sludge The agency is pouring tons of plaster into the nearby Marcal River to try to contain the spill and prevent it from flowing on to the larger Danube River about 35.3 million cubic feet of sludge has leaked from the reservoir Environmental Affairs State Secretary Zoltan Illes told the state news wire MTI Illes called the flood an "ecological catastrophe" and said the sludge could reach the Raba and Danube rivers He suspended activity at the plant and ordered the company to repair the damaged reservoir The disaster agency said 390 residents had to be temporarily relocated and 110 were rescued from the flooded towns Firefighters and soldiers swept through the region Tuesday carrying out cleanup tasks with bulldozers Attila Nyikos of the National Disaster Management Directorate said the victims -- two women a young man and a 3-year-old child -- very likely drowned in the polluted sludge water Many of the injured sustained burns as the sludge seeped through their clothes The injured were being monitored because the chemical burns caused by the sludge could take days to emerge and what may seem like superficial injuries could later cause damage to deeper tissue the sludge in Tunde Erdelyi's house was still 5 feet high Tuesday and rescue workers had to use an ax to cut through her living room door to let the red liquid flow out all the time I had was to jump out the window and run to higher ground," said a tearful Erdelyi still shocked by the events but grateful that the family rabbit and cat were safe said his uncle had been taken to Budapest by helicopter after the sludge "burned him to the bone." The toxic flood overturned Erdelyi's car and pushed it 30 yards to the back of the garden while her husband's van was lifted up onto a fence was hoping the flood spared the shop in town where she worked 61-year old widow Erzsebet Veingartner was in her kitchen when the sludge flood hit Monday afternoon "I looked outside and all I saw was the stream swelling like a huge wave," said Veingartner who lives on a monthly disability pension of $350 "Thank God I had the presence of mind to turn off the gas and run up to the attic." looked out at her backyard still covered by some 3 yards of red sludge "I have a winter's worth of firewood in the basement and it's all useless now," she said My late husband's tools and machinery were in the shed and it's all gone." Local environmentalists say they have tried to call the government's attention to the risks of red sludge for years pointing to a 2003 report in which they estimated the waste at 30 million tons the largest amount of toxic waste in Hungary," the Clear Air Action Group said adding that producing 1 ton of alumina resulted in 2 tons of toxic waste the Hungarian Aluminum Production and Trade Co. said that according to European Union standards the red sludge was not considered toxic waste The company also denied that it should have taken more precautions to shore up the reservoir company management could not have noticed the signs of the natural catastrophe nor done anything to prevent it even while carefully respecting technological procedures," MAL said in a statement NPR's Eric Westervelt contributed to this report which contains material from The Associated Press Become an NPR sponsor Working to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and nature © 2020 WWF - World Wide Fund For Nature© 1986 Panda Symbol WWF – World Wide Fund For Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund)® “WWF” is a WWF Registered Trademark Creative Commons license You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Hungary — Hungary opened a criminal probe into the toxic sludge flood Wednesday and the European Union urged emergency authorities to do everything they can to keep the contaminated slurry from reaching the Danube River and affecting half a dozen other nations This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2025 audio and/or video material shall not be published rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use The AP will not be held liable for any delays errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing his phone was buzzing with messages from frightened locals "There is no dam," he told one caller that held back a reservoir of deadly "red mud" a caustic byproduct of aluminium extraction and a million cubic metres of the slime was rushing toward Devecser Within minutes the town was overcome: cars washed down streets and residents lay stricken on the roofs of their ruined homes The "red mud disaster" claimed 10 lives An aerial view of the broken dyke of a reservoir containing red sludge from aluminium factory is seen near Ajka on 8 October 2010 Photograph: Balazs Mohai/APThree years later Tamás is standing atop Devecser's parish hall looking out on a new park marking the ruined area Next to it is a 30-hectare poplar copse whose trees are used to heat 87 homes built just eight months after the disaster A girl plays on a swing next to the newly built ecumenical chapel designed by late Hungarian architect Imre Makovecz in the eco housing estate built after the Ajka alumina plant accident in Devecser Photograph: Zsolt Szigetvary/EPAFrom an environmental disaster zone Devecser has become a model town for sustainable energy who worked seven days a week and slept just three hours each night for two years after the flood His town is now at the forefront of a push for waste-to-energy systems According to environmental consultants Ecoprog there are 2,200 waste-to-energy plants worldwide with a disposal capacity of around 255m tons of waste per year A political conservative whose family made their fortune in agriculture Tamás has used the red mud disaster to reshape Devecser as a hub for green energy and local produce – combining cutting-edge technology with ancient nous Each summer a team of 12 workers cuts down the poplars and puts them through two mulching machines which cost Devecser €15,000 (£12,500) each designed for free by the late Hungarian architect Imre Makovecz was part of a disaster relief that cost Victor Orbán's national government some 127bn Hungarian Forints Only the bricks used to build the houses weren't sourced locally a blot that clearly irks Tamás: a local brickmaker whose factory billows beyond the new-builds couldn't make bricks for Devecser's biting winter "For me it's very important to use a clean source of heating energy here," says Támas "Secondly my concern was to use locally-available sources of energy We shouldn't use natural gas from the Caucasus in a pipeline Geothermal energy – which makes use of heat in the Earth – has been put to use heating a bus terminus that throngs with locals at rush-hour "The mayor is superhuman," says Jennervé Pál Szilvia and hopes his methods can bring back locals who left for cities during socialist industrialisation Then we can make it certain that all our public institutions use local produce It's healthier than the stuff you can buy at Tesco." This year the town is installing a solar vegetable dehydration plant which will help spur demand for local produce even further And the poplars are expected to turn in even more energy "There's a long way to come before we can be a model of sustainability," says Tamás "But we need to start somewhere." Like a year ago, Jensila Myrtezaj and Besi Kallaku became parents for the first time and for 12 months they managed to keep the kid away from media attention by not posting any pictures on social networks starting with the little girl's first birthday decided to share some photos of Ajka with the followers a few moments after she got to life I could hardly wait to open my eyes," she writes "I still feel the aroma and warmth of yours when brought to me I realized how much love and compassion He feels for us sleeping in my voice thanking God for the miracle that brought us to life Jensila stops all her experiences as a mother during a year recalling a number of moments with her daughter we both cried when you did the vaccinations when the stomach cramps we have explored the world around us; you're not teaching me from me Do I see the world just by your eyes and know how many colors We wait too many years to learn from each other to experience the most beautiful year with challenges and lessons Post shared by Xhensila Myrtezaj (@grensilamyrtezaj) on Jul 12 Created by daughter of Jensila Myrtezaj and Bes Kallaku celebrated her 1st birth anniversary After the morning's release (by the singer) of some photos where the little girl's portrait was unveiled for the first time 12.07.2018 ???? @bes_kallaku @ preschooler thank you for having experienced this moment. Post shared by Xhensila Myrtezaj (@grensilamyrtezaj) on Jul 12 The couple organized a big party for the toddler Omgg??? @jensilamyrtezaj So beautiful my angel??? #jensilator #babyAjka ?? Post shared by ???????? DIVA? (@djensilazfav) on Jul 12 Currently there is a circulation on Instagram a video where Jensila appears appears to sing "Heart of Heart" with the Lips in his arms aww AJKA'S BDAY??? @jensilamyrtezaj @bes_kallaku The post shared by XHENSILA MYRTEZAJ (@djensilakilla) on Jul 12 We remind you that Besi and Jensila became parents for the first time on 12 July 2018 and YES via GIPHY both Jensila and Besi urged everyone to respect the privacy of the little girl until they see it reasonable to present it to the public And the singer seems to have no intention of giving up on the word given spoke for the first time about maternal feelings Never before have I felt more fulfilled in life and how much importance I have devoted to the necessity of how many times The whole house comes with the aroma "Aries" And I really do not know the feeling unless you try it This is one of the only interviews I'm talking about about the girl because she is sacred to me in the world and the dark days where we live that people are eager for something or material to feed themselves and fill with the untruth who clearly showed the reason why she chooses not to talk about it "Much more for many who hide behind a tablet or cell phone willing to comment negatively for the best of good This is one of the reasons why I do not want to talk about it It would not suffice not only this interview but all my life to talk about what I felt in these five months I think every mother understands the protective feeling I have but now I'm "careful bites" when it comes to my daughter You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed On July 12, Jensila Myrtezaj brought her first baby Certainly in such cases the interest is high in terms of welcome invitations or the newborn's room the singer himself posted a photo on her Instagram account revealing a very interesting detail to the girl's "royal" head ? Post shared by Xhensila Myrtezaj (@grensilamyrtezaj) on Oct 18 We remind you that a photo from the wall of the room Image credits: Photographs by Palíndromo Mészáros and used with permission Become a PetaPixel Member and access our content ad-free Bes Kallaku and Jensila Myrtezaj celebrated their daughter's first birthday The party made the rage because the couple first posted small photos allowing fans to get acquainted with a previously hidden aspect of their lives one of the most beloved comments in Genshail's last post You can give those money you need to spend for those who need it Another commentator on Besit's profile shares the same sentiment and writes: "Stop a little and think you are the first who do not stop thinking and doing bullshit are so painful towards the poor there are people who do not mean that with your money you can do whatever you want they were attacked because they posted on Instagram where he shows the audience the gift he and Jensila made to the girl - a puppy rides - the reactions are more numerous "You had the opportunity for the best gift," writes another others criticized the presence of rabbits and ponies at the birthday party saying that animals are not for small children As Besi and Jensila did not react to criticism if people want to find something they do not find Bes Kallaku and Jensila Myrtezaj have not posted any photos of the portrait of the little girl and seem to have no intention of doing it Besi said they have decided not to publish the photo "not for the eye issue" I can not make my child famous because he is the child of Bes and Gensila For us it is family relationship within our home My child has time to grow and decide for myself There have been few cases when the children of famous characters have not been comfortable with the fame they have been offered without their will actress Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter sparked a fierce internet debate as soon as her mother posted a photo with her 14-year-old without her knowledge the girl Paltrow has with Coldplay singer Chris Martin "Paltrow replied," You do not even look like a face pointing out that no parent could post online without the consent of the children while part criticized the adolescent for the fact that he "debated" publicly with her mother this is a reaction that will become increasingly widespread among younger generations whose photos are being distributed online since they are still fetus especially in children whose lives have been documented online for years," said Joanne Orlando Orlando rated Apple's reaction as "not uncommon" often the first time they've been introduced to the public was ultrasound," she said "They have no control over their lives and this is dangerous." The expert added that the day when children will take legal action against parents who post illegal photos on social networks will not be remote ranging from high fines and prison sentences if parents post photos of children online by violating their privacy We use cookies to help better serve your experience. Accept Cookies The rupture in the toxic red aluminum sludge reservoir as seen from the top of a remaining piece of the reservoir’s wall at the MAL Zrt plant in Ajka This week marks the first anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia which killed 29 coal miners. BagNews has been tracking mountaintop removal there with our series Dragline: Mountaintop Mining Watch it has been six months since a similar accident with fatal consequences in Eastern Europe living in the small village of Devecser in western Hungary last October 4 was the day the world folded A torrent of toxic red sludge from a nearby industrial plant owned by MAL Zrt (Magyar Alumínium Termelő és Kereskedelmi) burst and flooded the town including a 14-month old baby and hundreds were hurt and hospitalized The collapse of the reservoir wall in Ajka wasn’t a freak accident nor was it an isolated incident Remaining portions of the wall are not secure and while much of the sludge has emptied into the surrounding countryside the rain and elements will determine how much more continues to leak out Geza Csenki outside the entrance of his ruined and uninhabitable home “I have a brother in North Carolina; I would have emigrated to join him had this happened 10 years ago but now I have no idea what to do,” Csenki said between tears his troubles are compounded by the real possibility that he may have to close his children’s clothing store due to a lack of business —  as donations to the community started arriving after the disaster Dora Jazmin Juhasz Zoltan has burns that cover 67% of his body The pace of life in the two villages at the base of the reservoir has not returned to anything resembling normal with a portable soup kitchen in a military tent still providing sustenance every day for many families Many people have been forced to live with family members or take up in abandoned buildings Csenki’s organizing efforts to protest the government’s crisis management have been met so far with half measures such as the right to remain in their village and avoid having it labeled a toxic wasteland even though many houses remain covered in sludge Csenki has vowed not to block the main road with demonstrators He has become aware of his own power as a victim of the tragedy A mysterious light captures what is likely toxic dumping into the river alongside the M8 highway While nobody would disclose what they were doing they allowed for photos believing that a foreign photographer could not understand or ask questions The government has also promised to build new homes by the middle of the next year for Csenki his wife and others like them who survived the catastrophe The battle for compensation continues and they wonder why they can’t be given money to rebuild themselves rather than rely on a system that has so wronged them looming problem concerning the state of post-Soviet industries in the region Privatization during the early 1990s forced the regulatory burden from the state onto the private sector unfulfilled promises to revise industrial inspection codes in the future bring little comfort The feet of Laszlo Markos He appeared on television to say the aluminum sludge might not be so harmful after all His father Arpad Bakonyi was a key player in the privatization of the Hungarian aluminum industry “How can they say this?” asked Iren Istvanne Nemeth Nemeth removed her shoes and socks and showed off burns and blisters that she said covered half of her body Nemeth had been released from the hospital after six weeks she was forced to wade in the toxic sludge until emergency rescue workers arrived Since the accident occurred during the middle of the day it was mainly the shut-in elderly and those who lacked upstairs floors who had nowhere they could run to safety “I have had a difficult life,” Nemeth concluded the same day she was supposed to move into a shelter for the displaced Melinda Lehmann sits in her car outside her family’s bar in Kolontar PHOTOGRAPHS by AMANDA RIVKIN Follow us on Instagram (@readingthepictures) and Twitter (@readingthepix), and subscribe to our newsletter. 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