Bhopal victims mark anniversary
- 13 years ago
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On December 3, 1984 a terrible accident at a chemical factory in Bhopal India left thousands dead.
Toxic gas leaked into the air from the Union Carbide plant-- the wind carried it to a surrounding slum.
The Indian government said almost 5,300 people died as a result... but activists put the number closer to 25,000.
Thursday, hundreds gathered in Bhopal to protest unfair compensation and reciprocity over the years.
Demonstrators held signs and burned an effigy of Warren Anderson- the former chairman Union Carbide, a U.S. firm.
Later that night, children born with birth defects to parents who were affected by the toxic fumes held a candle-lit march to mark the anniversary of the event.
In 1989, Union Carbide paid 470 million dollars in damages to the Indian government.
The company is now owned by Dow Chemicals- who denies any responsibility in the matter.
Julie Noce, Reuters
On December 3, 1984 a terrible accident at a chemical factory in Bhopal India left thousands dead.
Toxic gas leaked into the air from the Union Carbide plant-- the wind carried it to a surrounding slum.
The Indian government said almost 5,300 people died as a result... but activists put the number closer to 25,000.
Thursday, hundreds gathered in Bhopal to protest unfair compensation and reciprocity over the years.
Demonstrators held signs and burned an effigy of Warren Anderson- the former chairman Union Carbide, a U.S. firm.
Later that night, children born with birth defects to parents who were affected by the toxic fumes held a candle-lit march to mark the anniversary of the event.
In 1989, Union Carbide paid 470 million dollars in damages to the Indian government.
The company is now owned by Dow Chemicals- who denies any responsibility in the matter.
Julie Noce, Reuters