Thirty-five years ago, on the night of December 2nd, 1984, a toxic chemical, methyl isocyanate (MIC), leaked out from the Union Carbide India Ltd’s pesticide factory and turned the Indian city of Bhopal into a graveyard. We look back at one of the world's worst industrial disasters, where survivors continue to suffer its ill-effects, even today.

<p>Thirty-five years ago, on the night of December 2nd, 1984, a toxic chemical, methyl isocyanate (MIC), leaked out from the Union Carbide India Ltd&rsquo;s pesticide factory and turned the Indian city of Bhopal into a graveyard. We look back at <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/the-unfinished-agenda-of-bhopal/1783586/">one of the world's worst industrial disasters</a>, where survivors continue to suffer its ill-effects, even today.</p>

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