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India: Waiting for Justice (The Injustice of Bhopal)

India: Waiting for Justice (The Injustice of Bhopal)
8 minutes, 2003
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It was perhaps the greatest industrial disaster in the world. At least 2,000 people killed immediately, thousands more sent to premature death. Eighteen years ago a deadly toxic cloud escaped from a chemical plant operated by the company Union Carbide in Bhopal. The American owned firm did make compensation payments – but some victims only received a few hundred dollars. And as we found out, many are still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.