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Apr 2018
44m 53s

09. The Leak (Bhopal Gas Disaster)

A CONCERNED CITIZEN
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An American company avoids accountability for its role in an accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The effects of the tragedy have lasted decades, accounting for over 20,000 deaths and half a million injured. Prelude: A cloud of gas sweeps over the Chemical Valley region in West Virginia. –––-–---------------------------------------- PATREON: Patre ... Show More
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