The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial disaster that took place at a en:Union Carbide pesticide plant in the Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. At midnight on December 3, 1984, the plant released an estimated 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to MIC and other chemicals. The first official immediate death toll was 2,259. The government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Others estimate 8,000-10,000 died within 72 hours and 25,000 have since died from gas-related diseases. The Bhopal disaster is frequently cited as the world's worst industrial disaster. The International Medical Commission on Bhopal. was established in 1993 to respond to the long term health effects of the disaster.
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<nowiki>desastre de Bhopal; Tragedi Bhopal 1984; Bhopal disaster; Бхопалска катастрофа; بھوپال گیس سانحا; 博帕爾事件; Bhopalkatastrofen; Трагедія Бхопала; 博帕爾事件; Bhopal disaster; D Chemiikataschtrophe vo Bhopal; 보팔 가스 폭발사고; ভূপাল দুৰ্ঘটনা; Bhopala tragedio; Bhópálská katastrofa; ভোপালের বিপর্যয়; catastrophe de Bhopal; Tragedi Bhopal; Nesreća u Bhopalu; भोपाळ वायुदुर्घटना; Thảm họa Bhopal; Bhopal-ramp; Бопалска катастрофа; Desastre de Bhopal; 博帕尔事件; Bhopal Sū-kiāⁿ; Bhopal-katastrofen; Bhopal fəlakəti; ಭೋಪಾಲ್ ದುರಂತ; Bhopal disaster; كارثة بوبال; 印度博帕爾工業事故; bhopáli katasztrófa; Bhopaleko istripua; Бхопальская катастрофа; Katastrophe von Bhopal; भोपाल गैस काण्ड; Бхапальская катастрофа; فاجعه یونیون کارباید; 博帕爾事件; Bhopalulykken; भोपाल ग्यास काण्ड; ボパール化学工場事故; אסון בופאל; भोपाल गैस काण्ड; 博帕尔事体; Bhopalin onnettomuus; Bhopal disaster; போப்பால் பேரழிவு; disastro di Bhopal; Bhopali avarii; Giframp Bhopal; 博帕尔事件; 博帕爾事件; ภัยพิบัติโภปาล; Bopalska katastrofa; desastre de Bhopal; 博帕尔事件; Bhopal felaketi; Бопалска катастрофа; Bhopalska nesreča; Bhopal falokati; desastre de Bhopal; Katastrophe von Bhopal; Tragedi Bhopal; Katastrofa w Bhopalu; ഭോപ്പാൽ ദുരന്തം; Bopalska nesreća; భోపాల్ దుర్ఘటన; Trychineb Bhopal; ਭੁਪਾਲ ਗੈਸ ਕਾਂਡ; Catastrofa de la Bhopal; භෝපාල් ව්යසනය; Бопалска катастрофа; Διαρροή χημικών στο Μποπάλ; भोपाल गैस काण्ड; fuoriuscita di gas avvenuta nel 1984 in India; ভোপাল, ভারতে গ্যাস লিক ঘটনা; vegyi üzemi baleset Indiában (1984); 1984年化学品泄漏事件; catastrophe industrielle; accident mediambiental industrial; १९८४ मध्ये भोपाळ येथे गॅस गळतीची दुर्घटना; Unfall in einer indischen Chemieanlage 1984; acidente químico; индийская техногенная катастрофа 1984 года; gasläcka i Bhopal, Indien den 3 december 1984; gaslekongeluk in Bhopal, Indië op 3 Desember 1984; ३ दिसम्बर १९८४ को भारत के भोपाल में गैस रिसाव कय हादसा; bhopal felaketi; cel mai grav accident industrial din lume; vazamento de bhopal; ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഒരു വിഷവാതക ദുരന്തം; Insiden kebocoran gas di India; giframp in Bhopal, India, in 1984; gasslekkasje i Bhopal, India i 1984; bhopal fəlakəti; desastre industrial en la India; 1984 में भोपाल,मध्य प्रदेश,भारत में हुई औद्योगिक दुर्घटना; 1984లో భోపాల్లో జరిగిన విపత్తు; valtava teollisuusonnettomuus Intiassa vuonna 1984; gas leak accident in Bhopal, India on 3 December 1984; كارثة صناعية وقعت في الهند; indická průmyslová havárie z roku 1984; விசவாயு; Strage di Bhopal; ভোপালের বিপর্যয; ভোপালের দুর্ঘটনা; Affaire Bhopal; Bhopali suurõnnetus; Bhopali gaasiõnnetus; Bhopali katastroof; Bhopaleko ezbeharra; भोपाळ वायू दुर्घटना; Bhopalunglück; Giftgaskatastrophe von Bhopal; Bhopalunfall; Bi kịch khí Bhopal; Бопалска несрећа; 博帕尔化学品泄漏事件; 印度博帕尔事故; 博帕尔化学灾难; 博帕尔毒气泄漏事件; भोपाल गैस त्रासदी; भोपाल गैस कांड; Bhopal kazası:; Bhopal kazası; ボーパール化学工場事故; accidente de Bhopal; Bhopalin teollisuusonnettomuus; Bhopalolyckan; Bhopal Chhám-àn; Bhopal chai-lān; Трагедія Бохпала; Бхопальська трагедія; Трагедія в Бхопалі; Бхопальська катастрофа; Bhopal-ulykken; Bhopa-ramp; Bhopal ramp; भोपाल गैस कांड; भोपाल गैस त्रासदी; Katastrophe von Bhopal; 보팔 가스 사고; Bhopal gas tragedy; brunenger; ഭോപാൽ ദുരന്തം; Bhopal disaster; Bhopálská katastrofa; Bhopál; Bhópál; போபால் பேரழிவு; போபால் விஷவாயு</nowiki>
Bhopal disaster
gas leak accident in Bhopal, India on 3 December 1984
The Bhopal pesticide plant of Union Carbide India Limited in 1985, the year following the disaster.
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