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The sun sets behind the Union Carbide Corp pesticide plant in Bhopal
30 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
The sun sets behind the Union Carbide Corp pesticide plant in Bhopal November 30, 2009. In December 1984, a toxic gas leak developed at the plant resulting in the deaths of thousands of people. Local activists claim that many people who were exposed to the gas or by the use of contaminated water from near the factory have given birth to physically and mentally disabled children. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (INDIA)REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (INDIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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Eleven-year-old Salu Raikwar, who was born with six fingers on both hands, walks in a slum area next to the Union Carbide Corp pesticide plant in Bhopal November 30, 2009. In ...


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