A chemical facility that saw one of the deadliest gas leaks in history forty years ago has hundreds of tons of poisonous garbage cleared by Indian authorities.
In December 1984, thousands of people in the central city of Bhopal perished after inhaling toxic gas that had spilled from the factory.
After a court last month set a four-week deadline for its disposal, approximately 337 tons of dangerous trash were transported from the Union Carbide plant on Wednesday to an incineration facility located some 230 kilometers (143 miles) away.
The waste will be treated and destroyed in three to nine months, according to officials, but campaigners are worried about possible health risks at the new site.
