India: Bhopal Gas Tragedy – the Cry goes on
On December 3, 1984, a gas tank exploded at the United States-owned Union Carbide pesticides manufacturing plant in Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh, India. The explosion released 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC gas) in a lethal cloud that dispered over the densely populated city killing thousands of people and the effect of the disaster is being felt till today. Read more »
Posted: December 4th, 2009 under News & Views.
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