Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

COMM UNIAN ARCHIVE Workers underpour falseworks of the object “Shelter” also called “Sarcophagus” above the fourth power-generating unit of Chornobyl atomic power-station ruined by the disaster, summer 1986. On Tuesday, April 26, 2005, Ukraine will commemorae the 19th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. 167 653 people, including 2929 liquidators, died of radiation sickness. 83% of people suffered from this disaster ( 92% of those involved in liquidation) are in poor health. Photo by UNIAN