Wednesday 9 September 2015

Bhopal Gas Tragedy, India

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The worst industrial tragedy ever known was a result of utter negligence on part of a pesticide manufacturing company and incompetence of the government authorities. Over 500,000 people were exposed to the deadly methyl isocyanate and other chemicals leaking from the pesticide plant of Union Carbide India Ltd at Bhopal, India on the night of December 2-3, 1984. The gas leaked spread in the town through air and water killing 8000 people within two weeks and injuring 558,125 of which of which approximately 3900 were seriously and permanently disabled. UCC had been warned before of potential leakages though no real efforts were made to improve the situation finally leading to a disaster which claimed thousands of life.http://pelings.com/

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