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Ghost Town Remains 25 Years After Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
With the anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear accident approaching April 26th, the ghost town Redkova, Ukraine, is one of hundreds of empty towns left in the wake of the accident 25 years ago.
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The village of Redkovka was once considered a central town. After the Chernobyl explosion in 1986, some 1,000 villagers abandoned their homes in fear of radiation risk, (VOA - D. Markosian, April 2011)
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Lida Masanovitz, 74, a former nurse, measures her blood pressure in her home. The Ukrainian government believes radiation-related diseases in Ukraine have nearly quadrupled since the 1986 power plant explosion, (VOA - D. Markosian, April 2011)
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A view of villagers from an abandoned home, (VOA - D. Markosian, April 2011)