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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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