Bhopal Chemical Disaster, 3 Dec 1984

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Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 5 477 Send Message	Elizabethofseasons	Report	2 Dec 2010 19:51
	Dear All Hello Hope you are okay. Today, 26 years ago, nearly 3,000 peopl died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory by Bhopa, in India. The accident happened in the early hours of this morning at the American-owned Union Carbide Pesticide Plant three miles (4.8 km) from Bhopal. Chaos and panic broke out in the city and surrounding areas as tens of thousands of people attempted to escape. Thousands more suffered from the after effects. In 1989 Union Carbide, now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, paid the Indian Government £470m in a settlement, described as woefully inadequate. In 1999, a voluntary group in Bhopal which believed not enough had been done to help victims, filed a lawsuit in the United States claiming Union Carbide violated international law and human rights. It has taken a long time for the people of Bhopal to get justice. Finally, in October 2004, the Indian Supreme Court approved a compensation plan drawn up by the state welfare commission to pay nearly $350m to more than 570,000 victims of the disaster. Take gentle care Very best wishes xx