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- The Bhopal gas tragedy was a man-made disaster.
- It was a chemical accident that happened due to human negligence.
- It took place on the 2nd and 3rd of December 1984.
- It occurred at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- It is often said to be the world’s worst industrial disaster.
- More than 500,000 people were affected by it.
- These victims lived in the small towns around the plant.
- They were exposed to highly toxic gases from the plant.
- More than 2000 people died as a result.
- More people died in the following weeks due to inhaling poisonous gases.