Chernobyl's legacy probed

Up to 9,000 excess cancer deaths may result from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster among those who worked in the cleanup operation, evacuees, and residents of contaminated regions in Belarus, according to a report by the WHO. It is also reported that about 5,000 people who were children or adolescents at the time of the disaster have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Some groups say the number of people who will die from exposure to radiation from Chernobyl will be 10 times higher than the WHO estimate.