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.
Tim Harford just did an episode on this story. Great listen. Great podcast!https://timharford.com/2023/11/cautionary-tales-the-lethal-fallout-of-a-stolen-treasure/
I have noticed the same thing as well. I don't understand how they can do this without microphone access...
"The owner of the cable car company in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was later arrested by police on multiple charges including negligence and endangering valuable lives."... Are some some lives that aren't valuable?
Enjoyed this read. Amazing how forward thinking they were back then.