英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 68（在线收听）

 Wk 49 (3 December 1984)

Gas Leak Kills Thousands In IndiaThis Week in HistoryA gas leak at a Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India, causes thousands of deaths.

In 1984, one of the most deadly industrial accidents in history occurred in Bhopal, India. A Union Carbide factory leaked a poisonous gas which killed at least 3,800 people living nearby and caused serious illness in thousands more. In February 1989, the Indian Supreme Court ordered the Union Carbide Corporation to pay $470 million in compensation to the victims and their families.