Disaster! the Chernobyl accident Viktor was one of thousands of children who became ill Many suffered from illnesses that nobody understood. As one doctor said, "We began to look for books about radioactivity to find out what to do was books said nothing about what doctors should do if there just an accident at a nuclear power station. The books were stupid. They seemed to be written for children after Many children born of parents who cleaned up the Chernobyl accident have died very young. There is radioactivity in mothers' milk, the children suffer from cancer, they have useless arms and legs, or they h weak hearts. Most received no medical help because the doctors did not know what to do, or did not have the right medicines. Many parents refused to keep their children, because they did not know how to look after them. Even in other parts of Europe, women who were expecting a baby in 1986 were worried about the effects of radiation on their children. The problem is that radiation has entered the food chain. In fact, the United Nations believes that levels of radiation will be high all over Europe for many, many years. And tens of thousands of square kilometres of farmland in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia still cannot be used. government of the ussR reported that 239 In the end, the people were taken to hospital after the Chernobyl disaster and that by 5 June 1986, 24 people had died from radiation. But the local people, the local doctors, and nuclear scientists do not believe that these are the true figures. In fact, one o the many tragedies of the Chernobyl disaster is the fact t gh information, people had no information, or not enou about the disaster. During the first winter after the disaster, the wild animals had a wonderful time: with no people around, they could eat