歷史今天:1984年博帕爾事件(12.03)

【英文原文】

The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial disaster that took place at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. At midnight on 3 December 1984, the plant accidentally released methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to MIC and other chemicals. The first official immediate death toll was 2,259. The government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Others estimate 8,000-10,000 died within 72 hours and 25,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.

【中文譯文】

博帕爾事件發生於1984年12月3日凌晨，印度中央邦的博帕爾市（Bhopal）美國聯合碳化物（Union Carbide）屬下的聯合碳化物（印度）有限公司（UCIL），設於博帕爾貧民區附近一所農藥廠發生氰化物泄漏事件。當時有二千多名博帕爾貧民區居民即時喪命，後來更有兩萬人死於這次災難，二十多世博帕爾居民因而永久殘廢，現時當地居民的患癌率及兒童夭折率，仍然因這些災難遠比其他印度城市爲高。