Question

Which of the following is/are example/s of man-made disasters?
A) The Chernobyl disaster
B) Mumbai terrorist attack
C) The Bhopal gas tragedy
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A disaster is a sudden accident or natural disaster that causes significant damage or death. Tsunamis, earthquakes, typhoons, eruptions, and climate change are all examples of this. Those, on the other hand, are merely reactions to our activities. We hold the Earth responsible for the deaths of millions. We also saw ourselves as the land's alpha beings, as governors and protectors. Yet, now and then, our ineptness and ignorance reveal themselves, revealing us to be nothing more than a threat.

Complete answer:
Technological or human-caused disasters are the outcome of human error. Industrial accidents, oil spills, terrorist attacks, stampedes, fires, transportation mishaps, and nuclear explosions/radiation are just a few examples.As a result, all of the aforementioned calamities are classified as man-made disasters.

The Bhopal gas tragedy: 30 metric tonnes of methyl isocyanate were released into the atmosphere by a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, in 1984. The chemical facility owned by Union Carbide India Limited was in bad shape and had broken hundreds of safety standards years before the catastrophe. However, as a result of the failures, on the night of December 3rd, a safety release system operated and emptied a storage tank into the air, preventing a massive chemical explosion. The spill of very dangerous chemicals spread throughout Bhopal and the surrounding areas. The Indian government's official death toll is 3,787, however unverified data indicate that 8,000 or more people died as a result of the calamity.

The Chernobyl disaster: Many of you, the readers, are familiar with the Chernobyl disaster. With the Fukushima disaster demonstrating that we have not learned, there is an urgent need to educate the world as often as possible about the dangers that nuclear power poses if not properly regulated.
Chernobyl was a nuclear power station in Ukraine near Pripyat. In 1986, a fire broke out in one of the plant's nuclear reactors, releasing enormous amounts of radioactive particles into the atmosphere due to inadequate management. The radioactive cloud was dispersed throughout the USSR and Europe by the winds. On the International Nuclear Event Scale, it was a level 7 event.

Mumbai terrorist attack: The 2008 Mumbai attacks were a series of terrorist assaults in November 2008 in which ten members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani Islamist terrorist organization, carried out 12 coordinated shootings and bombing operations across Mumbai over four days. The attacks began on Wednesday, November 26th, and lasted until Saturday, November 29th, 2008, drawing considerable international criticism. At least 174 people were killed, including 9 assailants, and over 300 were injured.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: The Oberoi Trident, the Taj Palace & Tower, the Leopold Cafe, the Cama Hospital, the Nariman House, the Metro Cinema, and a corridor behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College were the sites of eight attacks in South Mumbai. There was also an explosion in a taxi in Vile Parle and another in Mazgaon, Mumbai's harbour region.