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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BOOM SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE THE ROOM
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STUNNING ICEBERGS
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
ORDEAL: RAILING HORROR MAN HAD BEEN IMPALED BEFORE
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MUM REVEALS PREGNANCY ALLERGY
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DOG SO CLOSE TO DEATH AFTER SWALLOWING NEEDLE
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PUPPY LOVE: DOGS GET MARRIED IN $10,000 CEREMONY
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INCREDIBLE BABY DREAMS BROUGHT TO LIFE
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BACKFLIPPING SHARK SOARS DURING SEAL HUNT
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AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: HOTEL WITH A TWIST
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HORSE BEFRIENDS ADOPTED CAT
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .