TIL 4 people died (including a child) and over 200 were seriously injured after two men stole a caesium-137 radiotherapy device from an abandoned hospital and sold it for scrap, hoping to make money. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Plainly Difficult has a lot of videos on similar radiation incidents if you are interested. Here is a video covering a stolen radiotherapy device in Mexico.

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[-] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Love Plainly Difficult! Def recommend them 🙂

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