New drone footage paints a harrowing picture of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, close to 30 years after one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters. The images give an insight into the decaying Ukrainian city of Pripyat, which has remained completely cut off since the city was engulfed in flames after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in April 1986. The video, called “Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl”, was made by British filmmaker Danny Cooke. He was exploring the abandoned city while making a documentary on the catastrophe for CBS News. The video is haunting: When the plant exploded, its 49,000 …read more
Source: Business Insider
