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Chernobyl's 40-Year Anniversary Marked by Commemorations and Site Visits
As the world marks four decades since the Chernobyl nuclear accident, a rally in Sydney commemorates the event and discusses ongoing nuclear risks, while the BBC visits Pripyat, the ghost city abandoned in 1986, to document the site 40 years on.
25 Apr, 23:01 — 26 Apr, 01:49
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BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident
The BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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Chernobyl, 40 years on: Survivors, silence and an exclusion zone
A rally in Sydney will mark four decades since the Chernobyl nuclear accident, amid warnings of ongoing nuclear risks in Ukraine.
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First report: BBC · 25 Apr, 23:01|Full coverage: 2 · 3h|Window: 3h
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