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On the night of December 3rd, 1984, a deadly gas leak at a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India poisoned nearly half a million people. More than 20,000 people have died since. But thousands more continue to be poisoned by the legacy of toxic waste left behind at the disaster site. The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee has more.
 On the night of December 3rd, 1984, a deadly gas leaked out of this Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. The plant has since shut down, but tons of toxic waste remain at the site. (Photo: Pooja Prakash) |
 Bottles full of chemicals can still be found in the factory premises. (Photo: Pooja Prakash) |
 People living close to the old factory get their drinking water from an aquifer directly below the plant. They believe the toxic chemicals left behind at the site is leaching into their water and causing health problems. (Photo: Ram Narayan) |
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