40 years since the Chernobyl disaster

France 24 FRANCE24 24 квітня 2026, 15:14 0 переглядів 11 хв читання

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40 years since the Chernobyl disaster Europe

Issued on: 24/04/2026 - 17:14

This Sunday marks 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which the UN says affected more than 3.5 million people and contaminated nearly 50,000 square kilometres of land, and which remains the worst nuclear accident in history, as France Télévisions gains rare access to the site for a closer look.

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