Warren Anderson

Bhopal Disaster Kills Thousands, Exposes Union Carbide Safety Negligence and Regulatory Failure

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On December 3, 1984, a catastrophic gas leak at Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal, India killed an estimated 3,800 people immediately and up to 16,000 in the following weeks. Hundreds of thousands suffered long-term health effects. The disaster exposed how multinational corporations …

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