(Baonghean.vn) - April 26, 1986 went down in human history when an accident occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat city (Ukraine), causing the worst nuclear disaster in history, 400 times more radioactive than the atomic bomb dropped by the US on Hiroshima in 1945.
Design and control errors caused an explosion so powerful that it blew off the thousand-ton roof of reactor number 4, releasing countless radioactive substances into the environment.
In a recent study, Greenpeace concluded that the Chernobyl disaster caused irreversible environmental damage and that it would take thousands of years for the city of Pripyat to be resettled.
Experts estimate that areas near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant will remain abandoned for at least another 3,000 years due to the toxic and dangerous levels of pollution there.
30 years after the disaster, few people expected that the image of the devastated house, the classroom littered with gas masks... would still exist.
The "talking" photos below will help us go back in time and understand more about the desolation of this "ghost town".
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At 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant suddenly exploded. Immediately after, a series of consecutive explosions occurred, causing the core of the nuclear reactor to melt down. Photo: Telegraph. |
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| The explosion caused extensive damage. Two days after the explosion, radioactive fallout was detected as far away as Sweden, Norway and Finland - about 1,600km away. Photo: Dailystar. |
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| Pictures left on the floor… Photo: Mirror. |
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| … the doll lying alone on the old bed shows that the haunting of Chernobyl still exists. Photo: Mirror |
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| Gas masks are an indispensable item for disaster response workers. This is an extremely dangerous job because they have to work in a highly radioactive environment. Photo: Telegraph. |
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| Gas masks are everywhere like props in horror movies. Photo: Mirror. |
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| It has been 3 decades but the traces of the explosion are still very clear. Photo: Dailymail. |
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| Remains of kindergartens, schools, playgrounds, and streets in Chernobyl lie silent, becoming desolate over time. Photo: Mirror. |
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| The team of researchers still visits this land and measures the amount of radiation remaining in the area. Photo: Telegraph. |
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| In addition to scientists who come to do research, there are many tourists who want to come here to experience the desolation and revival of Pripyat city. However, local authorities advise people to protect themselves to avoid unfortunate consequences. Photo: BBC. |
Lan Ha
(According to Mirror, Telegraph)
