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[There were no deaths due to deterministic effects (i.e., people receiving a high dose of radiation, rapidly becoming ill, and dying); the 100–240 figure is an estimate of the number of people who died later in life due to cancer caused by radiation from the accident [29]]. 95–4,000+ [30] [31] 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
83 people were injured due to uneven cooling of the reactor core, resulting in fuel element failures and multiple ruptures. [12] 8 Soviet submarine K-19 reactor accident 1961, July 4 More than 30 people were over-exposed to radiation when the starboard reactor cooling system failed and the reactor temp rose uncontrollably.
The flood immediately killed over 100,000 people, and another 150,000 died of subsequent epidemic diseases and famine, bringing the total death toll to around 250,000—making it the worst technical disaster ever.
The world's worst nuclear accident has been the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union, one of two accidents that has been rated as a level 7 (the highest) event on the International Nuclear Event Scale. [9] Note that the Chernobyl disaster may have scored an 8 or 9, if the scale continued.
Loss of backup electrical power led to overheating, meltdowns, and evacuations. [40] One man died suddenly while carrying equipment during the clean-up. [41] The plant's reactors Nos. 4, 5 and 6 were inactive at the time. 1 [42] and 3+ labour accidents; plus a broader number of primarily ill or elderly people from evacuation stress
The dam foundations washed away and a wave swept aside everything in its path, including two towns, killing at least eleven people, and thousands of cattle. [7] 1976: Machchhu Dam: Morbi India: The Machhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1800–25,000 people were killed. [8] [9] 1979 ...
Nine fatalities and 83 people were injured. [12] 5 October 1982 – Lost radiation source, Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR. Five fatalities and 13 injuries. [12] August 10, 1985 – Soviet submarine K-431 accident. Ten fatalities and 49 other people suffered radiation injuries. [16] April 26, 1986 – Chernobyl disaster. See below in the section on Ukraine.
National Electric Signaling Company mast: Machrihanish, ... Hotel New World Disaster: Little India near Serangoon Road, ... 2 people injured, nearly 1,500 fish killed