Returning home to a nuclear disaster zone
Thirty-five years ago an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine released lethal radiation into the atmosphere. The nearest city, Pripyat, which was home to around 50,000 people was evacuated along with other communities in a 4,000 sq km zone. Lyudmila Honchar was four years old at the time and lived in Pripyat with her parents. We joined her as she returned to try and find her family home, 35 years on. Video produced by Zhanna Bezpiatchuk, Oleksandr Popenko and Trystan Young. (Photo: Lyudmila Honchar. Credit: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ).
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
Watch: World Service videos—ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service special collections
A snapshot of great experiences, solutions and situations
Must see—Newsday
Watch Newsday's best videos including Kenyan peace school and 'swimming with my stoma'
More clips from Newsday
-
Liam Payne: Fans mourn death of One Direction singer
Duration: 03:35
-
Sudan's footballers provide 'joy amongst the chaos'
Duration: 04:00
-
Hurricane Milton: The residents deciding to stay, or evacuate
Duration: 02:59
-
Mpox spreading rapidly in Burundi
Duration: 03:21