40 years after Chernobyl: Pripyat today
Summary
Forty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the city of Pripyat — once home to 50,000 residents — remains an abandoned ghost town. A DW report visits the site with a former resident, capturing both the eerie silence of the ruins and the lasting human impact of the catastrophe.
Preview
After the catastrophic accident in the nearby nuclear reactor, the city of Pripyat had to be completely evacuated. Some 50,000 people left their homes forever. DW visited the town with a former resident 40 years later.