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Re: How many died at (or after) Chernobyl (Was: Re: Who said TLC forgot their heritage?)
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Fri, 28 Dec 2001 02:47:40 GMT
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> I think this is a great portion of the Lego site but there was one fact that
> confused me. It states that a total of 8000 people died in Chernobyl. I
> must admit that I never really knew the death toll before. Looking around
> on the web it seems the usual figure I come to is about 40 deaths total.
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> Anyone know?
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> -Jon
The usual figure given out is ~60 or so. That was _direct_ radiation deaths.
The other death totals (indirect) are very much larger, and not really
known/knowable. I would say that 8K is a reasonable "estimate" of deaths
caused directly by the meltdown.
James P
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