It was April 26, 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident occured in Ukraine under the Soviet rule. The photo above is what the town looked like before this tragedy happened.
A woman named Elena goes on a motor bike tour towards the dead zone, about 20 years later. She is taking photos, taking measurements, and describing haunting events…
“Every step toward the little cars adds 100 microroentgen to my geiger counter reading. “
It’s a fascinating and sad excursion at the same time. It has a human touch to it as opposed to reading about it on Wikipedia. I highly recommend you check it out here, if only for the sake of not forgetting about what happened.
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