Chernobyl’s deadly effects estimates vary

        April 22, 2019 CounterPunch | Ukraine | nuclear: radiation

Chernobyl's reactor Number 4 exploded 33 years ago, the worst ever environmental catastrophe. The radiation emitted is still debated (1 to 9 billion curies) as is the death count (56 on the day to half a million from fallout). WHO counts 9,000 cancer deaths, Ukraine officials 125,000 to 500,000 in the Ukraine alone, while 50 million people may have been affected.