Bhopal Gas Tragedy

The dead body of a child is dug out who died during the gas tragedy by Union Carbide in Bhopal.

The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was a disaster that resulted from an accident. It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On 3 December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases.

A mixture of poisonous gases flooded the city, causing great panic as people woke up with a burning sensation in their lungs. Thousands died immediately from the effects of the gas. Many were trampled in the panic that followed.The first official immediate death toll was 2,259. Another estimate is that 8,000 died within two weeks, that an additional 8,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.

The Bhopal disaster is frequently cited as the world's worst industrial disaster.The International Medical Commission on Bhopal was established in 1993 to respond to the long term health effects of the disaster.