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  • Arti, 16, Poonam's eldest sister, is cooking some chapattis, the typical flat India bread, while sitting next to the fireplace inside her 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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  • In the early hours of the morning, Poonam, 10, is waiting for Indian chai tea and breakfast inside her 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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  • Poonam's older sister Jyoti, 14, (right) is reaching for electrical wires in order to start the family's small fan while their mother is busy mending some clothes with a sewing machine inside their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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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's older sister Jyoti, 10, is learning the English alphabet written in large letters on a wall inside her 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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  • Poonam, 10, (left) and her older sister Jyoti, 11, (right) are studying together inside their 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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  • Jyoti, 10, (left) and her older sister Arti, 15, are curiously looking through a thin glass wall, while waiting for their turn to have a tooth inspection by a dentist 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, 11, (centre) is smiling while helping her sister Jyoti, 12, (right) and their mother Sangita, 40, to decorate their newly built home before the celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, 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, 10, (right) and her sister Jyoti, 11, (left) are eating Panipuri, a typical Indian street snack, while sitting in the front yard 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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  • Poonam, 12, is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in the courtyard of her 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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  • At sunset, while their mother Sangita, 41, (right/back) is tidying up the house,  Poonam, 12, (right) and her older sister Jyoti, 13, are standing in the front yard 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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  • Poonam, 10, is looking at the mirror while standing inside her 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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  • Jyoti, 12, is holding a candle during the celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, while standing in the front yard of her 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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  • Sangita Jatev, 38, is brushing her daughter Poonam's hair while in the front yard 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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  • After washing her hair, Jyoti, 14, (left) is checking herself in the mirror while her younger sister Pooman, 13, is sitting next to her, 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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  • Poonam, 9, (left) her sister Jyoti, 10, (centre) and their brother Ravi, 11, (right) are about to start their very first day in a cozy, private school located by 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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  • In the early morning, Poonam, 12, (left) and her sister Jyoti, 13, are ready to leave home to attend lessons at the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies of Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • Before lessons begin, Poonam, 12, (left) and her sister Jyoti, 13, (right) are standing on the street facing the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by 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'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • Alongside other pupils and her older sister Jyoti, 12, (back/right) Poonam, 11, (centre) is sitting of the floor during a lesson at a cozy, private school located by 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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  • During lesson, Poonam, 9, is leaning on her desk inside the cozy, private school she regularly attends with her sister Jyoti, 10, since 2011, and located by 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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  • (left to right) Jyoti, 10, Poonam, 9, and Sachin, 17, sitting on his wheelchair, are playing around 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, 12, (left) is attending lessons with her sister Jyoti, 13, (right) on the floor of the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by 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'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • While in the front yard of her newly built home, Poonam, 10, is playing with a stray puppy taken from 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, 11, (left) and her sister Jyoti, 12, (right) are having an afternoon break before leaving to attend afternoon tuition lessons close to 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, 10, feeling unwell in the middle of the afternoon, is sleeping next to her mother, Sangita Jatev, 39, 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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  • After having washed her hair, Poonam, 13, (left) is being hugged by her oldest sister Arti, 19, 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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  • Under the supervision of their parents, Jyoti, 13, (left) her sisters Arti, 18, (back) and Poonam, 12, (front) are making Rangolis, Hindu floor decorations, ahead of celebrations for Diwali, the festival of lights, while in front 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'. A Rangoli, also known as Kolam or Muggu is folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor, in living rooms or courtyards, using materials such as rice, dry flour, coloured powders and flower petals.
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  • Firdaus Haneef, 13, a girl affected by severe cerebral palsy, is being helped to colour a drawing by her mother, Asma, 35, a '1984 Gas Survivor', while sitting on the floor of Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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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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  • Suraj Pratap Singh, 18, a boy affected by severe cerebral palsy, is being fed by his mother, Kaser Bai, 40, a '1984 Gas Survivor', while inside 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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  • Shabana, 30, a '1984 Gas Survivor', is deep in thoughts while looking after her severely disabled young daughter, Sufiya, one and a half years old, while lying on a bed inside their home in Kabar Kana, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India. Sufiya is Shabana's first child and she is now scared of considering further pregnancies. Sufiya is affected by a neurological disorder causing severe seizures and slow brain development. She is not able to eat or swallow food naturally, and is living exclusively on water and milk.
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  • Shazia, 24, is administering medicines to her daughter Humera, 2, a girl affected by a severe neurological disorder, while sitting on a bed inside their home in Nawab, one of the water-affected colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. All four grandparents of Humera are '1984 Gas Survivors', and her parents have been drinking contaminated underground water until 2011, when the local government started to provide regular pipelines to parts of this colony.
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  • Samir, 14, a severely disabled boy, is having his teeth brushed by his mother, Wahida Bee, 32, a '1984 Gas Survivor', using her finger, while inside their home in Kasi Camp, one of the water-affected colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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  • Before being dressed up, Rachi, 7, a girl affected by microcephaly and myoclonic epilepsy, is being dried with a towel by her mother Jyoti Jadav, 34, a '1984 Gas Survivor', while inside their home near Saifiya College, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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  • Saba, 31, a '1984 Gas Survivor', is being helped by her husband (left) when washing their disabled son Aman Qureshi, 14, a boy affected by severe cerebral palsy, while sitting inside their bathroom in Aishbag Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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  • Lata Demade, 34, a '1984 Gas Survivor', is about to lift her daughter Mahima, 10, a girl affected by severe cerebral palsy, while in their bathroom in Navjeevan, 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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  • In the early morning, Poonam, 12, (left) and her sister Jyoti, 13, (right) are ready to leave home to attend lessons at the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located by 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's sister Jyoti, 15, is boiling water for the family's morning tea. while on the floor of her 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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  • Sangita Jatev, 38, is brushing the hair of her daughter Poonam, 9, while in the front yard 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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  • After having washed her hair, Poonam, 13, (left) is being hugged by her oldest sister Arti, 19, 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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  • Babies who died as a consequence to the '1984 Gas Disaster', caused by the negligence of the American corporation Union Carbide, (now DOW Chemical) over thirty years ago, are exhibited in a special section of the Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal, central India. Almost half of the pregnant women exposed to Union Carbide's killer gas aborted spontaneously.
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  • Dark clouds are raising over the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. 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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  • Ahead of morning lessons, Jyoti, 14, (left) and her younger sister Poonam, 13, (right) are walking towards the small, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located close to their newly built home in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • Poonam, 12, (right) is reading a Hindi language newspaper with her father, Suresh Jatev, 45, 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's older sister Jyoti, 11, is being picked with a needle to extract and check her blood's levels, during a standard health check in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous '1984 Gas Disaster'. Jyoti's blood levels and quality resulted devoid of any problem.
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  • After waking up, Poonam, 10, (left) and her older sister Jyoti, 11, (right) are studying together 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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  • On India's Independence Day 2012, Poonam, 10, (third from left) and the pupils in her school are celebrating along 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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  • Sangita, 40, (centre) is checking the size of a new dress for her daughter Jyoti, 12, (left) while Poonam, 11, (right) is waiting for her turn, inside a local clothes shop 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, is wearing a blue dress too large for her, while standing in the front yard of her 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, 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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  • 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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  • Bharti Gupta, 32, a '1984 Gas Survivor', is looking at the correct way to fit the lower legs' supports used daily by her disabled son Unnati, 6, a boy affected by a severe neurological disorder, before leaving their home in Pashpa Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, in order to attend Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre, located near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Siddhesh, 12, a boy affected by severe cerebral palsy, is being fed lentils and soup by his mother, Meeta, 33, while inside their home in Nariyal Kheda, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India. Siddhesh's father has abandoned them years ago. His mother, a '1984 Gas Survivor', is also suffering from a mild mental illness, and they now live with Siddhesh's maternal grandfather on the meagre pension he is earning after working as a civil servant.
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  • Aliyar, 18 months, a boy suffering severe hydrocephalus, is being held by his mother, Roxana, 31, a '1984 Gas Survivor', while inside the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex.
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  • Crying and sick with high fever, Firdaus Haneef, 16, a girl affected by severe cerebral palsy, is being comforted by her mother, Asma, 35, a '1984 Gas Survivor', while sitting on the floor of their home in Bapu Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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  • In the early morning, Poonam, 10, is offering some fresh water to her father, Suresh Jatev, 43, sitting on his wheeled cart next to his sleeping son Ravi, 12, (right) in the court yard 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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  • Poonam, 13, (right) is reviewing her homework as her older sister Jyoti, 14, is reaching her schoolbag for a pen, 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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  • Before starting lessons in the morning, Poonam, 13, (centre) and her older sister Jyoti, 14, (next right) are exercising alongside other pupils in front of the cozy, private school they regularly attend since 2011, located close to 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'. The two girls are studying in Year 6, out of 12, in 2015-16.
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  • Poonam, 10, sitting next to her brother Ravi, 12, is receiving a coin from their father, Suresh Jatev, 43, in the front yard 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'. Sangita Jatev, 39, Poonam's mother, is sitting nearby and preparing vegetables for dinner.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Siddhesh, 12, a boy suffering from severe celebral palsy is sitting on a toilet bowl inside his home in Nariyal Kheda, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India, site of the infamous 1984 gas tragedy. Siddhesh's father has abandoned him years ago. His mother is also suffering from mental retardation, and they now live with Siddhesh's maternal grandfather on the meagre pension he has earned after working as a civil servant. In 1984 Siddhesh's mother survived the poisonous gas cloud that enveloped Bhopal, leaving 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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  • Rachi, 7, a disabled girl affected by microcephaly and myoclonic epilepsy, is being restrained with a cord to her ankle by her mother Jyoti Yadav, 34, a '1984 Gas Survivor', in order to keep her from wandering off on her own and being at risk of abuse and danger, while inside their home near Saifiya College, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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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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  • Rashid Ali, 35, a '1984 Gas Survivor', is talking on a mobile phone while hugging his disabled son Rahil Ali, 7, a boy affected by lissencephaly, inside their home in Bhopal, central India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Rahil lives with his father and deaf grandmother in a small, single room rented within a larger house. Due to the hardship and stigma associated to birth defects in India, in 2009 Rahil's mother left the family.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A girl is playing with a red ball 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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  • 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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  • Shajad Khan, 56, is portrayed inside his home in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex. Shajad has been employed with Union Carbide in the city for 10 years, (1974-1984) first working as a packaging assistant and then assuming a managerial position in the same department.
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  • Apesha, 4, a child presenting a severe physical and mental disability, is participating to a physiotherapy session inside Chingari Rehabilitation Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: Alex Masi
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  • Meenakshi, 5, a child born with mental and physical disabilities from a gas-affected mother is portrayed inside her home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the former Union Carbide industrial complex. Over 30.000 people are here at risk by the ongoing underground water contamination.
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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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  • Children are being assisted at the Chingari Trust in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, located only minutes away from the former Union Carbide factory. Chingari Trust offers assistance, education, physiotherapy and advice to hundreds of children born from gas-affected parents or being fed highly contaminated water since a very early age, when the body is more likely to be affected and suffer irreparable damage.
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  • A patient is waiting for a medicinal Ayurvedic mix to be prepared by a physician at the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Sambhavna offers free medical services to the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Industrial Disaster and has more than 30.000 registered patients.
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  • Meenakshi, 7, a child born with mental and physical disabilities from a gas-affected mother is kissing her only doll while inside her home in the impoverished Oriya Basti Colony, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, near the abandoned Union Carbide industrial complex.
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  • Women are working on the premises of Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary Ikai, a union of 'gas-affected women', of which Rashida Bee, 56, is the the president, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • Rashida Bee, 56, (centre/front) the co-funder of Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre for disabled children, is working the premises of Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary Ikai, a union of 'gas-affected women', of which she is also the president, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  • Rashida Bee, 56, (centre/front) the co-funder of Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre for disabled children, is working the premises of Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary Ikai, a union of 'gas-affected women', of which she is also the president, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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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 Disaster'. 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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  • Pupils are attending celebrations for India's Independence Day 2012 in front of their school in one of the water-affected colonies near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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  • The tank that in 1984 leaked the poisonous gas-cloud that invested the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, in 1984, killing thousands, is laying abandoned among overgrowing vegetation in a yard inside the Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, site of the infamous ‘1984 Gas Disaster’, a tragic event that today continues to consume people's lives.
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  • Cars are passing by a advertisement about mirrors, on the road of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, city of the infamous ‘1984 Gas Disaster’, a tragic event that today continues to consume people's lives.
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  • A large cement water tank is standing behind makeshift homes in New Arif Nagar, one of the contaminated colonies next to the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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  • Rachi, 7, a disabled girl affected by microcephaly and myoclonic epilepsy, is receiving speech therapy while laying on the floor of 'Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre', one of two vital medical institutions funded by 'The Bhopal Medical Appeal' in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
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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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