历史今天:1984年博帕尔事件(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.

【中文译文】

博帕尔事件发生于1984年12月3日凌晨，印度中央邦的博帕尔市（Bhopal）美国联合碳化物（Union Carbide）属下的联合碳化物（印度）有限公司（UCIL），设于博帕尔贫民区附近一所农药厂发生氰化物泄漏事件。当时有二千多名博帕尔贫民区居民即时丧命，后来更有两万人死于这次灾难，二十多世博帕尔居民因而永久残废，现时当地居民的患癌率及儿童夭折率，仍然因这些灾难远比其他印度城市为高。