Updated April 27th, 2021 at 14:20 IST
Russia marks 35th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster
A ceremony was held on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday to mark the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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A ceremony was held on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday to mark the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
People laid flowers at a cemetery to remember the victims, and a memorial service was held to honour them.
Specialists from the Russian Institute of the Safe development of the Nuclear Energy on Monday spoke about the impact of the disaster at a press conference devoted to the anniversary.
"All the European countries have been affected by radioactive contamination," Russian scientist Igor Linge told journalists.
The town of Chernobyl is now like a ghost town - where no one has lived since the evacuation in 1986.
A roaming tour around the town showed dilapidated buildings covered in overgrown shrubbery.
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Published April 27th, 2021 at 14:20 IST
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