Explozia a distrus reactorul complet, iar substanţele radioactive s-au împrăştiat în aer, pe o zonă extinsă. Potrivit specialiştilor, în urma accidentului de la Cernobîl, au fost eliberate în atmosferă de 400 de ori mai multe substanţe radioactive faţă de bomba nucleară Hiroshima de la sfârşitul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial.
Toţi locuitorii pe o zonă de 30 de kilometri din jurul centralei de la Cernobîl au fost evacuaţi, iar în prezent, la 25 de ani de la eveniment, animalele care trăiesc în acea zonă încă sunt afectate de radiaţii.
În urma accidentului au murit 56 de persoane, dintre care 47 de lucrători şi 9 copii de cancer tiroidian, iar Organizaţia Mondială a Sănătăţii a estimat că mai mult de 9.000 de oameni din cei aproximativ 6,6 milioane expuşi, ar putea muri din cauza unei forme de cancer.
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