30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: A look back
A horrendous incident of gas leak, which occurred on the night of December 2, 1984, in capital city of Madhya Pradesh, is considered as the world’s worst industrial disaster. Methyl isocyanate (MIC) was released by Union Carbide India Ltd during a- People visit an installation by Indian artist Samar Singh Jodha, created with the partnership of Amnesty International human rights organization, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, in Rome (Photo: AP)
- People visit an installation by Indian artist Samar Singh Jodha, created with the partnership of Amnesty International human rights organization, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, in Rome (Photo: AP)
- Indian artist Samar Singh Jodha poses in his installation, created with the partnership of Amnesty International human rights organization, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (Photo
- Survivors of Bhopal Gas Disaster take part in candle light vigil to pay tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas tragedy, in Bhopal (Photo: PTI)
- Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy disaster protest in New Delhi on November 10, 2014, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in December 1984 (Photo: AFP)
- Members of student groups and activists of social organizations participate in a candle light vigil to express solidarity with the Bhopal gas tragedy survivors on the eve of its 30th anniversary in Bangalore. (Photo: AP)
- Victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy take part in a candle lit vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Bhopal on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
- Victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy take part in a candle lit vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Bhopal on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
- Survivors of the Bhopal Gas Disaster holding a protest demanding justice on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Bhopal on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
- Bhopal gas tragedy survivors hold placards during a protest in New Delhi. The survivors commenced an indefinite hunger strike in the capital demanding additional compensation for those affected and revision of casualty figures after 30 years of
- A Bhopal Gas disaster survivor holds a placard during a protest rally in Bhopal (Photo: AFP)
- Survivors of the Bhopal Gas Disaster burning an effigy of DOW Chemical, demanding justice on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Bhopal on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
- The survivors commenced an indefinite hunger strike in the capital demanding additional compensation for those affected and revision of casualty figures after 30 years of suffering.(Photo: PTI)
- Visitors listen to taped audio testament of Gas Victims at the 'Remember Bhopal Museum' in Bhopal on Tuesday on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy. (Photo: PTI)
- A physiotherapist holds the leg of a seven year old child at a clinic run by a non-governmental organization to cater to victims of the gas tragedy in Bhopal, India. (AP Photo)
- In this Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 photograph, Hira Lal, who has lost the ability to move and hear, lays on a makeshift bed outside his shanty in Bhopal, India. (AP Photo)
- Apeksha Malviya is fed at her home in Bhopal, India on November 22, 2009. A quarter century after the disaster, many of those who were exposed to the gas have given birth to physically and mentally disabled children. (AP Photo)
- A security worker cycles past what remains of the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India on November 21, 2009. (AP Photo)
- Mother Teresa comforts a young victim of the gas tragedy. (Photo: AP)
- People continued to report to hospitals for treatment of blindness caused by the poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide pesticides factory. (Photo: AP)
- Men, women and children sit in a tent in a temporary refugee camp set up to evacuate people from areas around the Union Carbide factory during the neutralization of the plant's remaining 15 tons of methyl isocyanate, Dec. 14, 1984 in Bhopal. (Photo
- In this photo, defunct machinery is seen at the Union Carbide pesticide plant. (AP Photo)
- A woman and her child lie dead on a street ion Dec. 3, 1984 after the toxic gas leak in Bhopal (Photo: AP)
- In this Nov. 21, 2009 photo, a rusting container is seen at the Union Carbide pesticide plant, where 40 tonnes of lethal methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked nearly 25 years ago, in Bhopal. (Photo: AP)
- Bhopal gas victims were partially compensated by the government with $470 million in 1987. Anderson was declared fugitive by law for repeatedly ignoring court summons. Children born with deformity.
- A worker cleans the dust as he displays a panel of photographs of people who died in the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster at the forensic department of Gandhi Medical college in Bhopal (Photo: AP)
- Two men carry children blinded by the Union Carbide chemical pesticide leak to a hospital in Bhopal, India, Dec. 5, 1984. (Photo: AP)
- Millions were left sick and the harmful effects were passed on to the next generations genetically. Jars containing deformed foetuses preserved from the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster at the forensic department of Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal (Photo
- An FIR was registered against Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL). The employees of UCIL and the chairman Warren Anderson was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police.
- People visit an installation by Indian artist Samar Singh Jodha, created with the partnership of Amnesty International human rights organization, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, in Rome (Photo: AP)
- People visit an installation by Indian artist Samar Singh Jodha, created with the partnership of Amnesty International human rights organization, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, in Rome (Photo: AP)
- Indian artist Samar Singh Jodha poses in his installation, created with the partnership of Amnesty International human rights organization, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (Photo
- Survivors of Bhopal Gas Disaster take part in candle light vigil to pay tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas tragedy, in Bhopal (Photo: PTI)
- Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy disaster protest in New Delhi on November 10, 2014, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in December 1984 (Photo: AFP)
- Members of student groups and activists of social organizations participate in a candle light vigil to express solidarity with the Bhopal gas tragedy survivors on the eve of its 30th anniversary in Bangalore. (Photo: AP)
- Victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy take part in a candle lit vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Bhopal on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
- Victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy take part in a candle lit vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in Bhopal on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
- Survivors of the Bhopal Gas Disaster holding a protest demanding justice on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Bhopal on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
- Bhopal gas tragedy survivors hold placards during a protest in New Delhi. The survivors commenced an indefinite hunger strike in the capital demanding additional compensation for those affected and revision of casualty figures after 30 years of
- A Bhopal Gas disaster survivor holds a placard during a protest rally in Bhopal (Photo: AFP)
- Survivors of the Bhopal Gas Disaster burning an effigy of DOW Chemical, demanding justice on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Bhopal on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
- The survivors commenced an indefinite hunger strike in the capital demanding additional compensation for those affected and revision of casualty figures after 30 years of suffering.(Photo: PTI)
- Visitors listen to taped audio testament of Gas Victims at the 'Remember Bhopal Museum' in Bhopal on Tuesday on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy. (Photo: PTI)
- A physiotherapist holds the leg of a seven year old child at a clinic run by a non-governmental organization to cater to victims of the gas tragedy in Bhopal, India. (AP Photo)
- In this Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 photograph, Hira Lal, who has lost the ability to move and hear, lays on a makeshift bed outside his shanty in Bhopal, India. (AP Photo)
- Apeksha Malviya is fed at her home in Bhopal, India on November 22, 2009. A quarter century after the disaster, many of those who were exposed to the gas have given birth to physically and mentally disabled children. (AP Photo)
- A security worker cycles past what remains of the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India on November 21, 2009. (AP Photo)
- Mother Teresa comforts a young victim of the gas tragedy. (Photo: AP)
- People continued to report to hospitals for treatment of blindness caused by the poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide pesticides factory. (Photo: AP)
- Men, women and children sit in a tent in a temporary refugee camp set up to evacuate people from areas around the Union Carbide factory during the neutralization of the plant's remaining 15 tons of methyl isocyanate, Dec. 14, 1984 in Bhopal. (Photo
- In this photo, defunct machinery is seen at the Union Carbide pesticide plant. (AP Photo)
- A woman and her child lie dead on a street ion Dec. 3, 1984 after the toxic gas leak in Bhopal (Photo: AP)
- In this Nov. 21, 2009 photo, a rusting container is seen at the Union Carbide pesticide plant, where 40 tonnes of lethal methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked nearly 25 years ago, in Bhopal. (Photo: AP)
- Bhopal gas victims were partially compensated by the government with $470 million in 1987. Anderson was declared fugitive by law for repeatedly ignoring court summons. Children born with deformity.
- A worker cleans the dust as he displays a panel of photographs of people who died in the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster at the forensic department of Gandhi Medical college in Bhopal (Photo: AP)
- Two men carry children blinded by the Union Carbide chemical pesticide leak to a hospital in Bhopal, India, Dec. 5, 1984. (Photo: AP)
- Millions were left sick and the harmful effects were passed on to the next generations genetically. Jars containing deformed foetuses preserved from the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster at the forensic department of Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal (Photo
- An FIR was registered against Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL). The employees of UCIL and the chairman Warren Anderson was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police.
A horrendous incident of gas leak, which occurred on the night of December 2, 1984, in capital city of Madhya Pradesh, is considered as the world’s worst industrial disaster. Methyl isocyanate (MIC) was released by Union Carbide India Ltd during a
30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: A look back
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