We are concerned because if there are any people in the area the radiation can cause cancer, malformations. No debris from the spacecraft has been recovered, and no radiation from the RTGs has been detected. Chile has sharply criticized Russia for not providing updated information on the fate of the spacecraft. Even the United States has come under criticism for apparently waiting ten days before announcing that the spacecraft may have hit South America, even though they apparently had the data available to them earlier to make the announcement. The delays contrasts with the warning given Australia shortly after it was believed the spacecraft might have struck that nation.
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