WHO warns about long-term impact of strikes near Iranian nuclear plant
Top World Health Organization official warned about the long-term health risks caused by the continued military activity near an Iranian nuclear power plant.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director general, wrote on X that more military operations near the Russian-built Bushehr power plant, where hundreds of workers were evacuated following a strike recently.
“Such actions could lead to a severe radiological accident, with serious and long-term health consequences for people now and for generations to come, while also harming the environment across Iran, the region, and beyond,” he wrote.
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