Replica of the memorial statue that stands outside the Union Carbide site in Bhopal - "mother with two children" delivered by Greenpeace, Amnesty International and the labour union Unia to the DOW European Headquarters near Zurich, on the day of the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster.



Global Commemoration for 20th anniversary of Bhopal Disaster

Activists commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, the world's worst industrial disaster. The disaster occurred in the Indian city of Bhopal when a Union Carbide chemical plant released 40 tonnes of highly toxic methyl isocyanate. The disaster killed thousands and the polluted site of the abandoned factory still leaks poisons into the groundwater of local residents. Dow Chemical bought Union Carbide in 2001, but will not accept any responsibility for the clean up of the contaminated site.