Eerie land of Chernobyl – photos of the disaster area 25 years later

Chernobyl disaster area

On April 26, 1986, reactor four in the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant in Ukraine suffered a catastrophic power increase which lead to explosions in its core. This dispersed large quantities of radioactive fuel and core materials into the atmosphere. Unprotected workers near the accident received fatal doses of radiation within minutes. Residents of nearby Prypait began…

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