On July 28th, 20 12 local time, survivors of Bhopal incident in India protested and burned dummies, opposing the acquisition and sponsorship of Dow Chemical Company, a United carbide company in the United States, for the London Olympic Games. At the same time, the protesters called on the society to pay attention to the chemical pollution caused by the Bhopal incident and the birth defects caused by it.

1984 65438+In the early morning of February 3, Union Carbide (India) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Union Carbide Company in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, caught fire in a pesticide plant near a slum, causing serious consequences. This catastrophe caused 25,000 direct deaths, 550,000 indirect deaths and more than 200,000 lifelong disabilities. At present, because of this disaster, the cancer rate and child mortality rate of local residents are still far higher than those of other cities in India.