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A major environmental disaster occurrs near Baia Mare, Romania, when a dam containing waste water from a gold mining operation burst, releasing a large amount of cyanide and heavy metals into the Someş River. The spill is one of the worst environmental disasters in Europe's history and has significant implications for the health of the local ecosystem and the people who depended on it.
Saturday, 29 January, 2000