In 1984 over 40 tons of toxic chemical gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India.
On the night of the incident, there was a strong wind, as a result of which the toxic gases were transported to a radius of 40 kilometers. The throats and eyes of thousands of people were burnt.
7,000 people died within 3 days. But a total of 25,000 deaths were recorded.
Even today, however, the ghost of the event exists in the area since the contaminated water that the residents drink and use creates permanent health problems of all kinds. It is estimated that 500,000 people have such serious problems nowadays.
It is the world’s deadliest industrial disaster on record.
[Source: http://www.ethnos.gr]
