Al Jazeera
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation, has raised the alarm over the safety of nuclear facilities in Iran following US-Israeli strikes close to the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
The attack “is a stark reminder: a strike could trigger a nuclear accident, with health impacts that would devastate generations. With every passing day of this escalating conflict, the stakes and threats are raised higher and higher”, Tedros said on X.
His comments come after the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that a projectile struck close to the power plant and that one of the site’s staff members was killed by falling debris.
The Bushehr plant is Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant. It is located in Bushehr city, home to 250,000 people, and is one of Iran’s most important industrial and military nodes.
The attack “is a stark reminder: a strike could trigger a nuclear accident, with health impacts that would devastate generations. With every passing day of this escalating conflict, the stakes and threats are raised higher and higher”, Tedros said on X.
His comments come after the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that a projectile struck close to the power plant and that one of the site’s staff members was killed by falling debris.
The Bushehr plant is Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant. It is located in Bushehr city, home to 250,000 people, and is one of Iran’s most important industrial and military nodes.
