A blinded child, victim of the Bhopal tragedy, receives first aid to be treated for gas effects in eyes on December 04, 1984 in Bhopal where a poison gas leak from the Union Carbide factory killed 20000 persons and injured around 300000. The tragedy occurred when a storage tank at a pesticide plant run by Union Carbide exploded and poured cyanide gas into the air, immediately killing more than 3,500 slum dwellers. (Photo credit should read BEDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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