It was the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history. It is now under the control of the Russian forces amid their invasion of Ukraine.
This is the story of Chernobyl.
This is the story of Chernobyl.
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00:00But I think radiation's biggest effect on me was psychological.
00:10It's like this constant fear that something might go wrong because of it.
00:40It's like this constant fear that something might go wrong because of it.
01:10People were very tight-lipped and it was just the Soviet way of dealing with anything stressful,
01:39traumatic, is just to soldier through it, no emotion, you weren't allowed to slam the table at a government meeting.
02:09The consequences of the accident are being taken care of, help is being given to the victims of the accident.
02:40Meanwhile, country-wide radiation readings and samples have been flown into Stockholm for analysis.
02:46Human and animal milk was found to be contaminated, along with static water supplies, but there is no danger.
02:58It doesn't really seem likely that only two people have been killed in this, what has been an enormous disaster.
03:02That's true, you know, that's official report.
03:15There may be hundreds and perhaps thousands of lives lost, certainly there are that many in danger.
03:19The Soviet Union has not only lied to the world, but has also lied to its own people about the extent of the damage.
03:28I don't remember anybody on TV or in the newspaper saying we were wrong to say what we said at first,
03:44and it was actually an explosion and you're all in grave danger now and your health is going to be probably affected for years and decades to come.
03:52I don't remember anything like that.
03:58The Soviet Union has not only lied to the world, but has also lied to its own people about the extent of the damage.
04:04The Soviet Union has not only lied to the world, but has lied to its own people about the extent of the damage.
04:16Many suffer physically from major burns and diarrhoea and infections.
04:26I think it's one of the major lessons from this from this event is that we are not prepared
04:36Russia and the others are still saddled with a crumbling nuclear and chemical infrastructure that makes the possibility of another environmental disaster
04:45impossible to ignore
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