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1 month, 1 week ago

Exploring the world’s most notorious ghost towns and their haunted histories

There are a large number of historic sites and forts that have been abandoned or destroyed. Some of these infamous ghost towns across the globe are: Craco, Italy The Italian city of Craco, which was built at a height of 1,312 feet, was abandoned following several natural calamities. Hashima Island, Japan Hashima Island was a colony of mine workers and …

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1 year, 8 months ago

What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened

The Independent

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3 years, 8 months ago

Chernobyl after 35 years: 10 chilling images reveal scars left behind by nuclear disaster

Firstpost

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 …

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3 years, 8 months ago

The guards caring for Chernobyl's abandoned dogs

BBC

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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5 years, 4 months ago

Chernobyl's radiation legacy: Zombie reactors and an invisible enemy

ABC

As the Soviet Union grappled with the scale of the disaster unfolding at Chernobyl, radioactive material spewed into the environment. Closer to the site of the disaster, parts of the area still remain so heavily contaminated that a 2,600-square-kilometre "zone of alienation" remains in place around the reactor. Azby Brown, the lead researcher with Safecast, said many of the hardest-hit …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Secrets of Chernobyl spill out more than three decades after the nuclear disaster

LA Times

Seated in a jeep and clutching a screeching Geiger counter, Lt. Col. Viktor Chershnev led a convoy of 30 military trucks through the center of sleeping Kiev. The measuring device was sounding off loudly on that night 33 years ago, not because of the convoy’s cargo — 30 antiaircraft missiles, three of them tipped with nuclear warheads — but because …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Visiting Chernobyl? Here's what to do and what not to do at the infamous nuclear disaster site

ABC

As HBO's Chernobyl miniseries wrapped up in Australia this week, there were reports the number of tour bookings to the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history was skyrocketing. Key points: The disaster happened on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine Tourists visiting the site should strictly follow safety procedures and be aware …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Chernobyl: What it's like to visit the nuclear disaster zone

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Serhii Uzlov takes a millisievert reading of clothing worn by the first responders to the Chernobyl …

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