Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, with several events planned across the country to commemorate the tragedy that killed dozens in its aftermath but may ultimately be responsible for as many as 4,000 deaths as the effects of radioactive fallout continue to be felt three decades later on people who lived near the nuclear plant.
Sirens were sounded in Chernobyl early Tuesday morning, at the same moment as on April 26, 1986 when the town’s nuclear reactor first exploded, the BBC reported. A memorial service was held in the nearby town of Slavutych, constructed to rehabilitate …read more
Source: Time
