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Crash fears make Ukrainian authorities hand over radiation medicine

the city authorities ukrainian in zaporizhzhia made iodide pills available to residents as fears grew about a possible accident at the nearby nuclear power plant.

According to officials, residents will be able to obtain iodide pills at 13 points Monday through Friday, and one point will be available over the weekend, in a scheme that began Aug.

As of August 25, a total of 4,029 people have been collected from iodide pills, according to officials. City officials advised residents to take the pills only in case of an official warning about a nuclear accident .

Earlier this Sunday (28), Ukraine’s nuclear operator, Energoatom, said on its Telegram account that, according to the wind forecast for Monday (29), if a serious nuclear accident occurs, the cloud of radiation “It will cover part of southern Ukraine and southwestern regions of Russia.”

He added that in the event of an accident at one of the plant’s power units, the radiation cloud will move southeast towards the Russia .

In the event of an accident, Energoatom advises residents in potentially endangered areas “to use iodine prophylaxis and limit their stay in open areas without urgent need”, as well as to seal doors and windows and turn off air conditioners.

“Also, in potentially hazardous areas, it is recommended to take measures to seal and pack food, water, bedding, documents and valuables,” added Energoatom.

On Saturday, both the Russian Defense Ministry and Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant site had been repeatedly bombed in the past 24 hours, blaming each other for the bombing.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday urged the Russian military to leave the factory.

“Russian invaders turned the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant into a military base, putting the entire continent at risk. Russian military must leave the factory, they have no business there!” he tweeted.

Source: CNN Brasil

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