The world's worst industrial disaster took place 25 years ago this week in central India. A chemical leak at the plant of the Indian subsidiary of an American corporation, Union Carbide, poisoned an estimated half-million residents of the city of Bhopal. The death toll remains disputed, but certainly thousands died in the ensuing days, and thousands more are believed to have succumbed to gas-related diseases since then. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman went inside the plant in Bhopal and also learned what some of the survivors are facing.
A good report but just to point tout that, although Union Carbide made a $470 million settlement, that only pertained to the gas disaster. The water contamination has been proven, and is even accepted as a separate disaster in the US courts, but there has never been any compensation paid out for its effects nor any attempt to clean it up.
The 'polluter pays principle', which is enshrined on both US and Indian Law sees the owners of Union Carbide (Dow Chemical) liable for the contamination.
BhopalMedicalAppeal 10 months ago
Still very sad. Thanks for sharing.
MAR4168 2 years ago