The Chernobyl nuclear disaster took place on 26 April, 1986 - exactly 35 years ago. Image credit: Ian Bancroft/Flickr Over the next few months, a total of two million people are believed to have been relocated as a result of the accident. Image credit: Carpetblogger/Flickr Two plant workers died as a direct result of the explosion, and 28 firemen and …
The guards caring for Chernobyl's abandoned dogs Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hundreds of stray dogs roam the Exclusion Zone around the abandoned Chernobyl Power Station The descendants of pets abandoned by those fleeing the Chernobyl disaster are now striking up a curious relationship with humans charged with guarding the contaminated area. Chernobyl Guards/Jonathon Turnbull Some dogs living in the Exclusion Zone …
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