On the night of 2/3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, a systemic maintenance negligence and violation of security standards led to a massive leak of methyl isocyanate into the atmosphere. Almost four thousand people were killed instantly by the gas exposure. Another eight thousand died within following two weeks. Overall, it is estimated that half a million people have been affected by the leak and the plant-caused pollution of the soil and water. What was referred as the world’s worst industrial disaster still remains largely unfixed, in health, environmental and social justice terms. Photographer Alex Masi has spent several years documenting the long aftermath of the Bhopal disaster and raising awareness of the problem.
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