What was one of the effects of the nuclear meltdown that occurred at chernobyl, ukraine in 1986?

Twenty-eight reactor staff and emergency staff died from severe burns or radiation.
Was responsible for 7,000 cases of thyroid cancer, under the age of 18.
Most people living in contaminated areas received relatively low whole-body radiation doses.

“some evidence of a detectable increase” in leukemia and cataract risk among workers who received higher radiation doses when engaged in recovery at the site.