Slavutych town in Chernobyl's shadow

A maternity ward in a hospital in Pripyat, a ghost town left deserted by the nuclear disaster in the Chernobyl power station nearby. 30 years on, the city is still heavily contaminated, unfit for human life.

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on 26 April 1986.

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A maternity ward in a hospital in Pripyat, a ghost town left deserted by the nuclear disaster in the Chernobyl power station nearby. 30 years on, the city is still heavily contaminated, unfit for human life. <br />
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The Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on 26 April 1986.