2009. 12. 4. 02:21

25 years on, Bhopal still suffers from gas leak tragedy

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The bhopal gas tragedy that took place in 1984 resulted in more than 22000 deaths till now and various genetic diseases among newly born till date.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/india.bhopal.anniversary/index.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/photo_galleries/article6943190.ece

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In a statement released for the anniversary, Dow Chemical, the American company that acquired Union Carbide in 1999, said that a $470 million (£282 million) settlement reached in 1989 with the Indian Government "resolved all existing and future claims" against the company


Sachin Kumar, 15, was born with a defect that left him severely disabled. Every day he waits by the side of the road for a bus to take him to the local rehabilitation centre


The chemicals found in the contaminated ground cause birth defects, cancer and other chronic illnesses. Non-governmental organisations conduct therapy sessions for children damaged by the aftermath of the catastrophic leak


About 2,000 buffalo, goats, and other animals were collected and buried and fishing was prohibited. Within a few days, the leaves on trees started to go yellow and fall off


About 500,000 people were exposed when the plant malfunctioned and released methyl isocyanate gas and other toxins into the area in the early hours of December 3, 1984


As many as 10,000 people living around the factory died within three days


Activists marked the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical plant disaster with a torchlit vigil today - and renewed their demands that those responsible for at least 25,000 deaths be brought to account


Warren Anderson was the chairman and chief executive officer of Union Carbide at the time of the disaster. He is wanted in India to face charges of culpable homicide


Survivors and mourners gather at a statue erected in memory of victims of the disaster outside the old Union Carbide factory in Bhopal


Dow Company claims that the leak at the Union Carbide factory was caused by sabotage and says that the Government should clean up the site


Studies show that the water and soil surrounding the disaster site remain contaminated


Women queue to fill jars with water shipped into the area


Manmohan Singh, the Indian Prime Minister, said that Bhopal was a tragedy that "still gnaws at our collective conscience"



Unlike many female survivors, Rani, 31, had never experienced infertility problems. But her husband abandoned her anyway. The possibility of a childless union or spending a fortune treating children with birth defects has deterred many local men from entering into marriage, turning women into pariahs

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