what is bhopal gas tragedy
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methyl isocyanate (MIC
It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On the night of 2-3 December 1984, the plant released approximately 40 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases.
|| Bhopal Gas Tragedy ||
The world's worst industrial tragedy.
It took place in Bhopal in 1984.
Union Carbide (UC), an American company, had a factory in which it produced pesticides.
On the night of 2-3 December 1984, a
highly poisonous gas started leaking from this plant.
Within three days, more than 8,000 people were dead.
Hundreds of thousands were maimed.
Many of those exposed to the poisonous gas came from poor, working class families.
Among those who survived, many developed severe respiratory disorders, eye problems and other disorders.
Children developed peculiar abnormalities.