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The Chernobyl disaster directly caused many immediate deaths.
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Is it true that the Chernobyl disaster directly caused many immediate deaths?
Yes. Reference sources state that the Chernobyl disaster directly caused dozens of deaths: two workers killed in the explosion and 28 more who died of acute radiation syndrome within months, giving an official direct toll of about 30.
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Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_due_to_the_Chernobyl_disaster
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Chernobyl disaster. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
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the-encyclopedia-of-conspiracies-and-conspiracy-theories-michael-newton-we-lib.org. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/the-encyclopedia-of-conspiracies-and-conspiracy-theories-michael-newton-we-lib.org
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