Ever wondered what it would be like to visit one of the largest ghost towns in the world? A place that was evacuated so quickly by the permanent 135,000 person population, all that what was left was an eery reminder of the worst environmental disaster in History. The town of Pripryat is the home to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and in April 1986 reactor number 4 exploded causing the immediate death of 32 people, and an unknown huge number of deaths occurred from cancer once the radiation poisoning had ravaged those who were unfortunate enough to be exposed.The disaster created a radioactive cloud that spread over most of Europe including Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Italy and France, and even as far as the United Kingdom.
Since 2000, the town of Pripryat has been deemed safe to visit, however not all buildings are explorable due to high levels of radiation that remain inside. Sites which can be visited include the swimming pool, school, hotel and fairground.
If anyone fancies a trip in 2009, let me know - I'm keen.
Chernobyl Tour
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