<Table> Bhopal disaster <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Memorial by Dutch artist Ruth Kupferschmidt for those killed and disabled by the 1984 toxic gas release </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 2 December 1984 (1984 - 12 - 02)--3 December 1984 (1984 - 12 - 03) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 23 ° 16 ′ 51" N 77 ° 24 ′ 38" E ﻿ / ﻿ 23.28083 ° N 77.41056 ° E ﻿ / 23.28083; 77.41056 Coordinates: 23 ° 16 ′ 51" N 77 ° 24 ′ 38" E ﻿ / ﻿ 23.28083 ° N 77.41056 ° E ﻿ / 23.28083; 77.41056 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> Bhopal gas tragedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause </Th> <Td> Methyl Isocyanate leak from Union Carbide India Limited plant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Td> At least 3,787; over 16,000 claimed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Non-fatal injuries </Th> <Td> At least 558,125 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Memorial by Dutch artist Ruth Kupferschmidt for those killed and disabled by the 1984 toxic gas release </Td> </Tr>

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