[chris]

Methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, on the night of December 2 and 3, 1984, exposing more than 500,000 people. Officials initially recorded 2,259 deaths, while the Madhya Pradesh government later confirmed 3,787 gas-related deaths. Other estimates put the toll at about 8,000 within two weeks and more than 16,000 overall. A 2006 government affidavit counted 558,125 injuries.

Pablo Bartholomew photographed an unidentified child killed in the disaster on December 4, 1984. The child lies partly covered with earth, eyes open, as an adult hand brushes soil from the head. Bartholomew's image was selected as World Press Photo of the Year in the 1985 contest for work produced in 1984. Photographer Raghu Rai also photographed the burial, producing the image known as "Burial of an Unknown Child."

Also covered here: Photographic Time Line

[güttsfükk]

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[vnathan]

Holy shit that's creepy.

[NEVERBACKZ]

Poor child what a fucked up world we live in

[icehole]

the eyes, did it burned by the gas?

[gringo1965]

I was just watching a documentary on that industrial accident last week. Can you believe that happened in 1984? That's like yesterday. We really suck at being human.

[gringo1965]

Originally Posted by chris ↗

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This unknown child has become the icon of the world’s worst industrial disaster, caused by the US multinational chemical company, Union Carbide.

!!!--- 1984 is like yesterday. We really suck at being human.

[flyflicker123]

WE?...nah

[The Krokodil]

Originally Posted by vnathan ↗

Holy shit that's creepy.

It's more like Sad to me