1986 The worst nuclear accident in history occurred at the Chernobyl plant near Kiev, in the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere. Forty-thousand people were forced from the area and at least 31 died as a result of the accident. The outside world was not aware of the accident until April 28th, when Scandinavian technicians detected abnormally high radiation levels

I had to see what it is like today and found this very interesting:


"Today, the zone hosts a growing habitat for populations of elk, wolves and even an endangered species of wild horse, which were almost driven to extinction in 20th century. People I have spent time with during my Ph.D. research around Chernobyl regularly enter the zone to forage for wild berries and mushrooms, despite the risks of radiation."