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The Doñana disaster was an industrial accident in southern Spain. On 25 April 1998, a holding dam burst at the Los Frailes mine, near Aznalcóllar in Andalusia, releasing 4–5 million cubic metres of mine tailings. The acidic tailings, which contained dangerous levels of several heavy metals, quickly reached the nearby River Agrio, and then its affluent the River Guadiamar, travelling about 40 kilometres along these waterways before they could be stopped.[1] The Guadiamar is the main water source for the Doñana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest national parks in Europe.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doñana_disaster
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Coordinates: 37°4'47"N 6°14'40"W
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