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  • A plastic model is laying inside the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • A girl is being examined by a member of The Bhopal Medical Appeal during a community meeting near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • Sachin, 16, a boy suffering from a severe physical disorder affecting his bone structure and legs, is being helped washing by his grandmother, inside their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi
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  • On a rainy day, a girl is playing with an umbrella along the railway tracks passing through New Arif Nagar, one of the water-affected colonies surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • An injured dog is sitting on the pavement in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Children are playing with raindrops during a storm in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi / Focus For Humanity
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  • A young boy suffering from a severe neurological disorder is taking part to a community meeting organised by The Bhopal Medical Appeal near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • Children are playing on a cart, while crossing a small flooded road in Oriya Basti, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, a water-affected colony located near the former Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Aadite, 10, a boy suffering from a severe neurological disorder and malnutrition, is being held by his mother, Lakshmi, 30, while inside their home in Kabit Pura, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India. Aadite's father, Raju, a '1984 Gas Survivor', died in March 2013 at the age of 32, due to lungs failure. Aadite now lives in a small room with his mother, who works six days a week as a cleaner, his two sisters Mayuri, 13, Mahag, 8, and his younger brother Anuj, 6. None of the siblings in this family are attending school or any kind of practical education.
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  • Mohammed Mohsin, 14, a boy suffering from severe cerebral palsy, is being fed water by his mother, a '1984 Gas Survivor', inside a public hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Sachin, 18, a boy suffering from a severe leg paralysis due to the consumption of contaminated water in early age, is sitting inside his home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the former Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Children's toys are laying inside the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex Copyright: Alex Masi
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  • During the holy month of Ramadan, a girl is adjusting her headscarf while walking in line in Kasi Camp, one of the nineteen water-affected colonies surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • During the holy month of Ramadan, blind Muslim beggars are waling in line in Kasi Camp, one of the nineteen water-affected colonies surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • A girl is busy collecting potable drinking water delivered by a government truck in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • Raj, 7, a child suffering from a severe neurological disorder is being held by his mother, Poona Bai, 40, in front of their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A woman is tending to the fire, in the late afternoon, on the streets of Oriya Basti, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) gas disaster.
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  • A boy is eating .Panipuri. form a local street vendor in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi / Focus For Humanity
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  • A .Puja. (worship) for good auspices is taking place inside a newly opened tailor shop in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi / Focus For Humanity
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  • Vegetables are laying inside a home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, located near the former Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • A disabled child is receiving speech therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A woman's hand decorated with henna is touching the red brick wall, during a community meeting organised by the Bhopal Medical Appeal near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster. Copyright: Alex Masi / Focus For Humanity
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  • Raj, 7, a child suffering from a severe neurological disorder is sitting on the lap of with his mother, Poona Bai, 40, inside their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi / Getty Grant for Good
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  • The contorted legs of Faizan, 14, are a clear example of the dangers faced by the children and their families living in Arif Nagar, one of the many impoverished colonies of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, located dangerously near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Faizan has recently deceased.
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  • Indians are observing the firework display during celebrations for the Dussehra Festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) gas disaster.
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  • Ravi, 11, Poonam's older brother, is relaxing on a bed, while eating biscuits inside his family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Teacher Usha Tilwana, 39, is assisting Arman Parwez, 6, a young boy suffering from a neurological disorder inside the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex Copyright: Alex Masi
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  • During the holy month of Ramadan, two Muslim brothers selling bread and sweets are embracing inside their stall in Kasi Camp, one of the nineteen water-affected colonies surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • Among heavy traffic, three boys have climbed onto the back of a bus in order to cross a flooded junction in Kasi Camp, one of the nineteen water-affected colonies surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • A disabled child is awaiting therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A disabled child is receiving therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A disabled child is awaiting therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A girl is being examined by a member of The Bhopal Medical Appeal during a community meeting near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • Three children are walking on a road inside one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Disabled children are participating to a physiotherapy session inside the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi / Focus For Humanity
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  • Sachin, 18, (left) Meenakshi,7, and another disable child are sitting in the Chingari bus ready to go home after a day spent at the local NGO, caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Patients are awaiting to receive Ayurvedic medicines in Sambhavna Clinic, the local NGO caring for the victims of gas and contaminated water in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam, 6, is walking under the late monsoon rain on a path in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • The abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex looms over the impoverished Blue Moon Colony, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • A child is wearing a Hanuman mask during the Dussehra Festival celebrations in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) gas disaster.
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  • A Hindu young girl is praying in front of her home in the early morning in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the former Union Carbide (now DOW) industrial complex.
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  • Apesha, 4, is participating to a physiotherapy session with her mother, (left) inside the Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex Copyright: Alex Masi
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  • Meenakshi, 7, a young girl born suffering from a severe neurological disorder, is being washed by her brother in their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A young girl is carrying a child across a muddy path in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Zubin, 3, is portrayed in her usual semi-conscious state on the floor of her home in an impoverished area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Zubin has recently deceased.
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  • Parveen Khan, 34, a '1984 Gas Survivor', is holding her disabled daughter Misba Khan, 10, a girl affected by cerebral palsy, while in the garden of Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poona Bai, a '1984 Gas Survivor',  40, is holding her son Raj, 7, a boy affected by a severe neurological disorder, while making Indian chai tea for her family in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Local women are busy collecting supposedly safe drinking water from a few public water tanks located around the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • A disabled child is receiving speech therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A young girl is drinking contaminated water from a hand-pump near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • Shazan, 2, a child suffering from a severe mental and physical disability, and born from gas-affected parents, is laying on the floor of his home, while his mother is busy working in the house, in the impoverished New Arif Nagar Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Rusty metal pipes have been abandoned inside the Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • A disable girl is sitting on the floor during a community meeting organised by The Bhopal Medical Appeal near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • A young girl is standing near her home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, located near the former Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Raj, 7, a boy suffering from a severe neurological disorder is being kissed by his mother, Poona Bai, 40, in front of their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi / Getty Grant for Good
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  • Children in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony are looking over a severely ill dog, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Shyan Babu, 11, a child presenting a severe neurological disorder standing in front of his home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A young boy is defecating on the streets of the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A disabled boy receiving muscular therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Stray dogs are waiting inside one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Disabled children are receiving therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A disabled girl is receiving therapy inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Fozia, 7, is smiling in the arms of her father while sitting with her family and twin sister Shazia, (left) in their home inside the impoverished Nawab Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, located dangerously near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Both girls are affected by severe neurological disorders.
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  • Poona Bai, 40, is holding her son Raj, 7, a child presenting a severe neurological disorder, while making Indian chai tea for her family in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Families are being gathered at a community meeting organised by The Bhopal Medical Appeal near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) factory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • Sachin, 14, a child with a severe physical disorder affecting his bone structure and legs, is entering his home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A sticker (Safety is Everybody'ƒÙs Business) is found inside the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) control room in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas disaster.
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  • A malnourished child is sitting in a corner of his makeshift home while eating a piece of stale chapatti (Indian bread) in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • A water tank is standing in the impoverished colony of Oriya Basti, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the 1984 Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) gas disaster.
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  • Ravi, 11, (right) Poonam's older brother, is helping his father Suresh Jatevm, 42, to carry and sell papayas on their wheeled cart along the streets of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • Poonam, 13, (right) is playing with the family's mobile phone next to her oldest sister Arti, 19, (left) and their mother, Sangita, 42, while sitting on the floor of their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • The Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex has been abandoned in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • The impoverished Oriya Basti colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is located near the former Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A young boy is running home under heavy rain in the impoverished Oriya Basti colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A boy is jumping while others are about to start a game of cricket around the abandoned evaporation pool (left) that was once used by Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) next to their industrial complex, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives. Thousands tons of hazardous chemical waste are still buried in various spots around this area of Bhopal.
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  • After having collected water, a lone woman is walking home in the impoverished New Arif Nagar colony, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi
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  • In the early morning, a young girl is carrying her crying sibling towards their home by the railway tracks in New Arif Nagar, one of the water-affected colonies standing next to the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • Rachna, 8, (right) a girl suffering from a severe neurological disorder, is riding the Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre's bus with her sister, Reena, 12, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • By burning a 'corporate man' statue, an effigy of unregulated, dangerous capitalism and exploitation, Bhopalis are demonstrating in front of the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, on the 29th anniversary since the disaster, December 2, 2013. The poisonous cloud that enveloped Bhopal left everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • Poonam, 9, is standing in the front-yard of her newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam, 11, (centre) her oldest sister Arti, 17, (left) and their young friend Dipshika, 4, (right) are applying a Bindi decoration to their forehead, while inside the family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. A Bindi is a forehead decoration worn in South Asia, traditionally a bright red dot, applied between the eyebrows.
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  • Poonam, 12, (right) is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, next to her oldest sister Arti, 18, in the front yard of their family's newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • A smiling Suraj Pratap Singh, 18, a boy affected by severe cerebral palsy, is being lifted by his mother, Kaser Bai, 40, a '1984 Gas Survivor', to be washed in front of their home in Chola, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • Jyoti, 10, (left) and her younger sister Poonam, 9, (right) are oiling their hair while getting ready for school, as they stand inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 9, (front) is running away from her sister Jyoti, 10, (left) while playing with friends on the streets of Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • Poonam, 6, is revelling in the heavy monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. When the monsoon rain falls every year, it seeps through the buried, hazardous waste of Union Carbide, before proceeding to pollute the area's underground water reservoirs.
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  • Reena, 12, is assisting her sister, Rechna, 8, a child affected by a severe neurological disorder inside Chingari Trust, the local NGO caring for disabled  children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Boys are playing cricket by the side of a large evaporation pool once used by Union Carbide for their industrial wastewater, next to Blue Moon, the contaminated colonies next to the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India. In this area, hazardous chemical have also been buried and continue to contaminate the underground aquifers.
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  • Pupils from a government-run school are walking back home through the impoverished New Arif Nagar colony, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • On September 29, 2014, the day of former Union Carbide Warren Anderson’s death in Vero Beach, Florida, at the age of 92 and still absconding from India courts wanting him in relation to the ‘1984 Gas Disaster’, angry Bhopalis are demonstrating in front of the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, by spitting on an image of the deceased, reputed the man mostly responsible for the catastrophe that changed Bhopal forever.
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  • On September 29, 2014, the day of former Union Carbide Warren Anderson’s death in Vero Beach, Florida, at the age of 92 and still absconding from India courts wanting him in relation to the ‘1984 Gas Disaster’, Sathyu Sarangi, founder of ‘Sambhavna’ a free clinic for ‘Gas Survivors’, is giving a TV interview in front of the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, next to an image of the deceased, reputed the man mostly responsible for the catastrophe that changed Bhopal forever.
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  • Neha, 7, is standing in the entrance of her home in Indira Nagar, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradeh, central India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. Neha was born blind, suffering from a neurological disorder, and due to the insufficient care she regularly receives, she developed an eyes and skin infection, and severe malnutrition. Neha shares a single room with no windows with three sisters and one younger brother: Bushra, 14, a girl affected by down syndrome, Nisha, 12, Fiza, 17 and Sohel, 9. Their father left their home in September 2013 and never contacted them anymore; their mother died in 2011. In 1984 she survived the poisonous gas cloud that enveloped Bhopal, leaving everlasting consequences that today continue to consume people's lives.
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  • Young men are celebrating the festival of Janamashtami, the birthday of Hindu God Krishna, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A girl, followed by younger children, is buying a balloon from a local vendor passing near the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Meenakshi, 7, a child born with mental and physical disabilities from a gas-affected mother, is being washed by Sorom Bai, 35, in their home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • A young girl is running under the rain in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Copyright: Alex Masi / Focus For Humanity
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