Reply #6: But again apparently the classification is not based on how many will die or get sick, it's

[LiberalLoner]

based on how long-term the problem will be and how severe, etc. When I heard it was classified the same as Chernoybl I thought immediately, as many deaths as Chernobyl has caused and I asked my husband about it. He said no, even if not even one person died (unfortunately people will die as the posters here say) it would still be classified as bad as Chernobyl based on how long-term the problem is.