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Devastation is a strong word. The restricted area around Chernobyl is incredibly wild and lush right now. It's just humans that don't want to live there for cre

• yakshaving_jgt 5y ago
  > It's just humans that don't want to live there for credible health concerns. A significant population of residents actually moved back there, despite the restrictions. I believe all of the former residents of Chernobyl (which is actually a tiny village) are now dead, the last old babushka passing in October/November 2016. I visited what was left of her house. There are still plenty of people living in and around the exclusion zone for various reasons (mostly military).
• forgotmypw17 5y ago
  The area for hundreds of kilometers radius around Chernobyl, including Kiev, is still contaminated, with effects on people's health still being felt. It is common to downplay the effects of the accident, but it is huge. (I'm originally from that area.)
  • sam_lowry_ 5y ago
  • sam_lowry_ 5y ago
    I am surprised people do not know coal plants are a major source of radiation in Eastern Europe.