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Suffering from thyroid cancer after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, 6 victims will sue TEPCO

author:China News Network

According to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported on the 19th, in the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of The Tokyo Electric Power Company in Japan, six victims planned to file a lawsuit against Dongdian on the 27th on the grounds that they were suffering from thyroid cancer due to nuclear radiation, demanding compensation for losses totaling more than 600 million yen (about 33.26 million yuan).

According to the report, on the 19th, a team of 6 lawyers held a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, and announced the news. The six Fukushima residents, who were between the ages of 6 and 16 at the time of the Fukushima nuclear accident, were later diagnosed with thyroid cancer and were urgently removed from the thyroid gland and received hormone therapy for life.

The legal team said that the lawsuit against TEPCO by residents on the grounds of health damage caused by nuclear radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident is the first time.

In this regard, TEPCO said that it is very sorry that the Fukushima nuclear accident has caused trouble and concern to residents of Fukushima Prefecture, etc., and TEPCO will learn more about its appeal after receiving the complaint and treat it sincerely.

On the other hand, the report pointed out that in order to investigate the impact of nuclear radiation caused by the nuclear accident on children, Fukushima Prefecture has been conducting health surveys since October 2011, targeting residents under the age of 18 at the time. Fukushima Prefecture said about 380,000 people were surveyed, and a total of 266 people have been diagnosed with or suspected thyroid cancer.

It was previously reported that on March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred in the waters of northeastern Japan and triggered a special tsunami, which was affected by both earthquakes and tsunamis, and a large amount of radioactive materials leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, resulting in a serious nuclear accident.

Source: China News Network

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