One evening in 1984, a mother in Bhopal, India, gently sang a lullaby, gently lullifying her children to sleep.
In the soft humming of the female worker, the children's eyes became blurred, and as the consciousness moved away, the eyes flickered, and slowly, the children fell into sweet sleep.
Seeing this, the female worker smiled lovingly and left a kiss on the children's foreheads. This female worker was an employee of a nearby factory, and she had a hard life because of poverty and many children.
Fortunately, the nearby factory recruited people, and since then, the female worker has a job, solved the problem of food and clothing, and her life has gradually improved. Thinking of this, the female worker couldn't help but smile again, looking at the sleeping children, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: life will get better and better.
The moonlight outside the house is bright, and the warmth inside the house is still there, and at this moment, danger creeps in. When the female worker had finished coaxing the children, packed up her things, and was ready to go to bed, she suddenly smelled a strange smell, which was a little pungent and a little familiar.
Before she could remember what it smelled like, there was a loud "bump" not far away, and the female worker vaguely saw the roaring fire.
On the eve of the 1984 events in Bhopal**, India, people were immersed in dreams or enjoying rare leisure time. Suddenly, a flash of fire shattered their tranquility and pulled them into an endless abyss.
* The sound of the alarm bell wakes up those who are still asleep. From that moment on, tragedy after tragedy struck and the scene of Bhopal was like a living purgatory, from which no one could escape ......Eventually, the Bhopal ** incident led to 5750,000 people died and 200,000 were disabled.
After 38 years, the haze of the Bhopal** incident has not dissipated. We couldn't help but feel deeply scared and began to think: how did that catastrophic ** happen in the first place?
And how to deal with the follow-up? Today, let's review the whole process of the Bhopal** incident and reveal the truth. The United States has set up a factory in India, but it has laid hidden dangers for the world.
In the 60s of the 20th century, India's agricultural development was seriously unbalanced, many people faced the dilemma of hunger, and the country was also in crisis. In response to food shortages, India launched a "Green Revolution".
To ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, India** has taken steps to switch from traditional farming methods to the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to safeguard food growth.
While this decision may seem promising, it doesn't work out well. India** is aware that the goals of a green revolution may not be achieved by internal forces alone.
Therefore, they decided to seek the help of external resources and forces. To this end, India** has begun to call on foreign companies to invest and build factories in India to achieve the steady progress of the green revolution.
In order to attract foreign enterprises to invest and set up factories in India, India has launched many preferential policies and achieved remarkable results. After the release of these preferential policies, they immediately attracted the attention of some foreign companies, including the United Carbide Corporation of the United States, who responded to the call of India** and began to ship advanced equipment to India and set up a pesticide chemical plant in Bhopal.
As expected in India**, the arrival of foreign businesses has brought about a clear change in India. However, behind this brief lull, there are huge risks.
It's like the calm before a storm or an undercurrent below sea level. On the surface, everything seems to be going well, but if you miss a little, all your previous efforts will be wasted.
Subsequent developments also prove this.
The rapid development of agriculture in India has saturated the demand for pesticides, which has affected factories that specialize in the production of pesticides. Union Carbide has taken measures such as layoffs and equipment maintenance in order to save costs, and the top personnel are complacent, but in fact, these actions have laid hidden dangers for the future.
The severity of the incident in Bhopal begs the question, are the factory employees not aware of the danger? Are they willing to joke with their lives?
It is necessary to pay attention to safety and pay attention to the maintenance of machinery and equipment. A person in charge of the factory floor reported to the higher-ups. However, the top management was indifferent to this suggestion and insisted on the wrong decision.
Eventually, tragedy struck, and the Bhopal Factory** incident shocked the world. On the evening of 1984, there was a violent ** incident in Bhopal, India, and the sound was deafening.
Upon learning of the news, the relevant agencies immediately dispatched a rescue team. At first, rescuers thought it was a fire caused by workers after work, but they didn't expect it to be so serious.
Rescuers arrived at the scene, only to find a situation far beyond expectations. Everywhere they went, there was a lot of mourning, cries for help and weeping in pain, and the smell of burning was in the air, which was disgusting. "
Fires don't usually cause such a serious **, so why is this fire so big**? "Rescuers were puzzled. However, at this time, they did not have time to think, so they could only put aside their doubts and go all out to rescue the injured.
However, when they saw the patient's pale face and foaming at the mouth, they seemed to realize something. "It turns out that it's because of this! "
Despite the speculation in their minds, they did not have time to argue, just adjusted their emotions and continued their rescue mission. To minimise**, they divided the on-site personnel into several categories according to the severity of their injuries and then sent them to different hospitals.
They thought they would be able to get the survivors to the hospital, but the reality was much more than they imagined: the number of people treated far exceeded the number of deaths. It turned out that after those who were rescued were taken to the hospital, the doctors did not know what to do because they did not know the type of toxin.
Although those survivors were taken to the hospital in time, they lost their lives because the hospital was helpless. The hospital's powerlessness was chilling, but no rescuers stopped their work.
After a night of intense rescue, the disaster has not been completely controlled, and the fire of life is still dim. Although the morning sun is warm, it can't dispel the bitter cold. When the Union Carbide headquarters learned of the bad news, they held an emergency meeting and decided to report the situation of the investigational drug at the Indian plant to the local hospital.
Surprisingly, however, the Indian factory chose to hide the matter and did not report it to the hospital in order to avoid liability.
At that time, the hospital did not get the news, so it could only be investigated one by one on a large scale, wasting a lot of time. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed while hospitals are being investigated, but that hasn't stopped.
This ** incident led to a poison gas leak, and even if some people survived, it was difficult to escape the shadow of poison gas. As time goes by, the physical condition of those who have survived by chance gradually becomes apparent, and more and more people have problems with blurred vision.
What's even more tragic is that even if they go to the hospital for a check-up, it won't help, and once this happens, their only end is to fall into the predicament of blindness.
Losing the light may be a blessing, but it may be a blessing compared to what happens to some people after being gassed. At the Bhopal factory, some of the people survived, but as time went on, their physical condition deteriorated, their limbs became sore and stiff, and they ended up spending the rest of their lives in bed, or even dying.
The impact of the events in Bhopal was far-reaching, and according to statistics, there were 250,000 people died immediately, 550,000 died chronically, and 200,000 became permanent disabilities, the worst accident since the 20th century.
So, how did the Bhopal** incident end? According to follow-up reports, despite the tragedy, things finally have an ending.
While the report is deplorable about the situation, it is unfortunate that India has not paid enough attention to it. After the incident, some international friends even spent huge sums of money to come to Bhopal, hoping to help the victims with their modest efforts.
However, the attitude towards these acts of kindness is puzzling, and instead of granting permission to pass, they refuse these helps. While you may think you have what it takes to solve a problem, it doesn't seem wise to turn down help from others.
In fact, India** did refuse aid, but its handling of the incident was inadequate. While they may not be concerned about the situation, the reality is that they seem to be more concerned about the issue of compensation after the event.
After the incident, ** did not prioritize how to pacify the affected people, but could not wait to start holding ** accountable. Eventually, they settled the accounts on the chemical plants built by the United States in India, and tried to make the chemical plants responsible for compensation.
Although the person in charge exists, the assumption of responsibility is delayed. At this plant, there are specialists and executives not only from the United States, but also from India.
When it comes to accountability, they don't rush to take responsibility, but shirk each other. No matter how much they shirk it, the ultimate responsibility will still fall on both of them.
After a lengthy dispute, Union Carbide paid 4$700 million as compensation, which they hope will be resolved. However, is the problem really solved?
Not really! This problem remains because these reparations are not directly given to the victims and their families, but are taken by the ** society in India. It's a chilling way of dealing with it.
Good is rewarded with good, evil is rewarded with evil, it is not that it is not reported, the time has not come. What is the end result of these "culprits"?
After huge compensation and the impact of the accident, the economic situation of India's American Union Carbide Company has plummeted. To this end, the company was spun off in 1999 and eventually acquired by The Dow Chemical Company.
In addition, the high-level Indian personnel who were at the Indian factory were also duly punished. In the 2010 Bhopal** trial, the top Indian officials were sentenced to two years in prison.
Although they were sent to prison on their deathbeds after enjoying a life of wealth, their bad decisions ultimately cost a stone. In contrast, man-made disasters are far more terrible than natural disasters.
In this ** incident, the hardest hit is undoubtedly the factory workers. They worked diligently and expected to be rewarded for what they put in, however, due to the negligence of the factory higher-ups, they compensated at the cost of their lives and health.