Today marks the 25th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine. Google Maps' satellite view gives us a great insight into the devastation of this once thriving area.
Italian website Contando Estrelas has written an informative article on the destruction of the area around the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, which it has illustrated with satellite views from Google Maps.
The article shows images of the power plant itself, the now ghost town of Pripyat (including a Ferris wheel that had been constructed for the May 1st celebrations), abandoned ships in a port to the north of Chernobyl and a graveyard of trucks, tanks, helicopters and other vehicles used after the explosion of 1986 (all of which had to be abandoned because of their exposure to high radiation levels).
The article is in Spanish.
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This article is in Spanish
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ReplyDeleteHonestly I did know that :)
I must have has some kind of brain seizure whilst I was typing out that last sentence.
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I wrote a similar article in english. Spent a lot of time searching the map around the reactor, there are some interesting things which really highlight the devastation of the event. Its called Exploring The Chernobyl Dead Zone With Google Maps, I hope you like it!
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