CHERNOBYL - 28 YEARS ON

TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. All of the city’s local landmarks, once bustling with students in school or patients awaiting their doctor in hospital, now lie deserted after tragedy struck in April of 1986. Sales manager and photographer Toby Batchelor, 34, travelled to the nuclear site of Pripyat, Chernobyl, to capture these bleak photographs. 'I decided to take a trip to witness the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear accident,' says Toby, of Derby.

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TWIT-TWOO

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FRILLED LIZARD SINGS FOR THE CAMERA

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PURR-FECT TIGER CUBS GET THEIR HEALTH CHECKS

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BRITISH KINGFISHER SPLASH

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STORM CHASER PHOTOGRAPHS STUNNING EXTREME WEATHER

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COLOURFUL KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .

CUTE MINI LION

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF AFRICAN TRIBES

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EASTER ISLAND REPLICA STATUES DESTROYED IN SEA FALL

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KUNG-FU FROG IMITATES KARATE KID

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SLEEPING BEAUTIES

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