Some news/events that happened within a week of the crisis…
- Factory in Bhopal where the gas leak had taken place had been closed down.
- Five managers arrested for negligence.
- Union Carbide might be asked to pay hundreds of million of dollars in compensation.
- Indian police seized all factory records and refused to allot a US executive access to the Union Carbide pesticides plant.
- Doctors in Bhopal’s hospitals report that at least 3,000 are dead. Many of the estimated 60,000 treated are expected to suffer long-term heart, kidney and lung disorder.
- Mr Anderson, chairman of Union Carbide, stated that the company had set aside $1m for immediate distribution for victims of the tragedy.
BBC Monitoring Service: Asia-Pacific. Gas Leak Disaster in India. Factiva. N.p., 05 Dec. 1984. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. <http://global.factiva.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/aa/?ref=bbcfe00020011205dgc500dz6>.
“Mr Warren Anderson, Chairman of Union Carbide, Has Said That Victims of the Bhopal Gas Leak Could Be Fairly Compensated without Marked Effect on the Financial Condition of the Company.” Factiva. Textline Multiple Source Collection (1980-1994), 11 Dec. 1984. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. <http://global.factiva.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/aa/?ref=tmsc000020011207dgcb02t8d>.
“Overseas News: Police Refuse US Chief Entry to Plant.” Editorial. Financial Times 07 Dec. 1984: 1+. Factiva. 07 Dec. 1984. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. <http://global.factiva.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/aa/?ref=FTFT000020070505dgc7031g5>.
Sharma, K. K. “Union Carbide May Face Big Indian Claim.” Editorial. Financial Times 06 Dec. 1984: 1+. Factiva. 06 Dec. 1984. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. <http://global.factiva.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/aa/?ref=FTFT000020070505dgc6031mb>.
“Studies of the Accident at the Union Carbide Pesticide Works in Bhopal, India, by Investigative Reporters Suggest That the Number of Dead Has Been Underestimated, and That Most Damage Was Done by Phosgene, Not Methyl Isocyanate.” Factiva. Textline Multiple Source Collection (1980-1994), 09 Dec. 1984. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. <http://global.factiva.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/aa/?ref=tmsc000020011207dgc902srj>.
