1. However, there was no word on Warren Anderson, the then Chairman of
Union Carbide Corporation of the US, who was declared an absconder after
he did not subject himself to trial in the case that began over 23 years ago.
However, there was no word on Warren Anderson, the then Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation of the US, who was decla
2. The leak killed thousands in Bhopal, shattered lives,
devastated the environment and left the city with
the stigma of being the site of the world's deadliest
industrial accident. (AFP Photo)
3. Death crept into the lives of Bhopal residents in the form of a white
cloud. Methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the factory, affecting more
than 8 lakh people. Government estimates said 15,000 people died
within days of the gas leak.Thousands have died since, many
permanently maimed. (AFP Photo)
4. what is disaster
A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that
seriously disrupts the functioning of a
community or society and causes human,
material, and economic or environmental
losses that exceed the community’s or
society’s ability to cope using its own
resources. Though often caused by nature,
disasters can have human origins
5. Types of Disaster
Natural hazard -A natural hazard is a natural
process or phenomenon that may cause loss
of life, injury or other health impacts,
property damage, loss of livelihoods and
services, social and economic disruption, or
environmental damage.
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8. Human-instigated disasters / Man Made Disaster:-
Human-instigated disasters are the consequence of technological hazards.
Examples include stampedes, fires, transport accidents, industrial accidents,
oil spills and nuclear explosions/radiation.War and deliberate attacks may
also be put in this category.As with natural hazards, man-made hazards are
events that have not happened—for instance, terrorism. Man-made disasters
are examples of specific cases where man-made hazards have become
reality in an event.
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10. Airplane crashes and terrorist attacks are examples of man-made
disasters: they cause pollution, kill people, and damage property.This
example is the September 11 attacks in 2001 at theWorldTrade Center
in NewYork.
