Chernobyl star says his uncle died from cancer as a result of the nuclear ...

Chernobyl star Alex Ferns says his uncle died from cancer after being exposed to 'poisoned rain' as a result of the nuclear disaster Ferns believes his uncle, Robert Stephenson, was poisoned by Chernobyl rain  Mr Stephenson worked outside with other men who all died of cancer before 50  They were working in rain in the Killearn area of Scotland and were told to stay outside despite warnings  

By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline

Published: 13:23 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 16 June 2019

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Chernobyl star Alex Ferns revealed that his family were personally affected by the nuclear disaster which is believed to have killed thousands. 

Ferns believes that his uncle, Robert Stephenson, 47, died from cancer caused by rain that had been 'poisoned' with radiation from the nuclear disaster. 

He said Mr Stephenson told family and friends that he believed Chernobyl was the cause of his cancer after he was forced to carry on working in the rain by his boss. 

Alex Ferns (pictured playing Andrei Glukhov) believes that his uncle, Robert Stephenson, 47, died from cancer caused by rain that had been 'poisoned' with radiation from the nuclear disaster

Alex Ferns (pictured playing Andrei Glukhov) believes that his uncle, Robert Stephenson, 47, died from cancer caused by rain that had been 'poisoned' with radiation from the nuclear disaster

He said Mr Stephenson told family and friends that he believed Chernobyl was the cause of his cancer after he was forced to carry on working in the rain by his boss

He said Mr Stephenson told family and friends that he believed Chernobyl was the cause of his cancer after he was forced to carry on working in the rain by his boss

Mr Stephenson worked for the Scottish Water Board in the Killearn area in Scotland in 1986, when a health warning was issued advising people to avoid drinking rain water when radiation was discovered.

In an interview with the Daily Record, Ferns said: 'My uncle and his colleagues were out working in the rain in the Killearn area in Scotland and asked to come in but were told by their gaffer to stay outside and to carry on working. They

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