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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CHEEKY FROG HITCHES A RIDE ON A SNAIL
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LOST LEAPING BABY WHALE
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SOARING TAWNY OWL DELIVERS DINNER
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BENGAL TIGER PLANS ATTACK ON UNSUSPECTING DEER
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HERO DOG SAVES LIFE OF ASTHMATIC OWNER
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VICTIM SAVES HER RAPIST'S LIFE AFTER HE OVERDOSES FOLLOWING ATTACK
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HIS BAIT WAS SEALED
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STRANDED POLAR BEAR
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ZANZIBAR FISHERMEN RISK THEIR LIVES FOR FOOD
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
BRAVE DIVER FEEDS SHARKS DEADLY FISH
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