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The Bhopal gas disaster

In December 1984 thousands of people in the Indian city of Bhopal were killed by leak from a chemical plant. The city was enveloped by a cloud of poisonous gas. Two survivors of the disaster have spoken to Witness.

Photo:Waiting for treatment outside the hospital. Copyright: Bedi/AFP/Getty Images

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