The Ruins of Chernobyl, Over 20 Years Later
In 1986, the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant forced the residents of the town of Prypiat to evacuate, never to return. Today, Prypiat is a collection of crumbling buildings, and nature has begun to reclaim the city. Before the Chernobyl Disaster, Prypiat was a thriving, modern city with a population 50,000, many of…
