This Day in
History: Nuclear
Disaster at Chernobyl April 26, 1986 The disaster at Chernobyl, located
about 65 miles from Kiev in the
former Soviet Union, is the worst
nuclear power plant accident..
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Fires around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant and elsewhere pushed pollution levels in Ukraine's capital Kiev to the worst in the world on Friday. Emer McCarthy reports.
Forest fires near Chernobyl nuclear plant under control, Ukraine authorities say
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