POPE WARNS OF POTENTIAL ‘NUCLEAR DISASTER’ AT ZAPORIZHZHIA PLANT

Wed 24 August 2022:

Pope Francis has called for “concrete steps” to end the war in Ukraine and avert the risk of a “nuclear disaster” at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Speaking at his weekly general audience, the head of the Catholic Church went off script to condemn wars as “madness” and, referring to Darya Dugina, said the woman killed by a car bomb near Moscow was among “innocents” killed because of war.

He also said arms merchants who profit from war are “delinquents who kill humanity”.

UN nuclear watchdog hopes to gain access to Zaporizhzhia plant within days

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi has said the UN nuclear watchdog hopes to gain access to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine within days.

“I’m continuing to consult very actively and intensively with all parties,” Grossi said in a statement on Tuesday. “The mission is expected to take place within the next few days if ongoing negotiations succeed.”

Both sides have accused the other of firing missiles and artillery dangerously close to the plant, Europe’s biggest, raising fears of a nuclear catastrophe.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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