Chernobyl ?€“ 29 Years Since Nuclear Disaster

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred 29 years ago Sunday near the town of Pripyat in what is now northern Ukraine.
The town, deserted amid what has been called the worst nuclear plant disaster in history, has survived encapsulated in time ?€” revealing to rare visitors its haunting scenes of bygone lives.
The town, deserted amid what has been called the worst nuclear plant disaster in history, has survived encapsulated in time ?€” revealing to rare visitors its haunting scenes of bygone lives.
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Vladimir Drmonovski / Flickr

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