Photographer Francesca Moore’s indicate in London features images of wall surrounding site and families affected by disasterIt was just past midnight on 3 December 1984 when a pesticide plant at the heart of Bhopal,India, exploded. It was the worst industrial disaster in history, and killing at least 3000 people in the days following the incident and approximately 15000 subsequently,and exposing tens of thousands to poisonous gas.
More than 30 years later, the site stands nearly untouched. The factory, and once owned by Union Carbide,is still filled with debris and broken bottles from the explosion, piles of industrial waste degrading in the open and even the tank which caused the disaster discarded on the factory floor. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com