There were 30 deaths directly attributed to Chernobyl and ~4000 statistical deaths due to radiation exposure. This is comparable to the North Sea flood [1] wit

There were 30 deaths directly attributed to Chernobyl and ~4000 statistical deaths due to radiation exposure. This is comparable to the North Sea flood [1] with 2,551 instant deaths. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953