April 26 is the day the world commemorates the worst-ever nuclear disaster. Twenty-eight years after the Chernobyl power plant blew up, RT remembers the tragedy and takes a look at the changes that time has wrought to the fallout zone.

A large area around Chernobyl was evacuated and will remain uninhabitable for thousands of years. 30 years after the infamous accident it is possible to visit Chernobyl on a guided tour. They say it is safe, but if you are too scared to go yourself, here are 22 Chernobyl pictures that will give you ...

30 Years After Chernobyl's Meltdown, Gripping Photos Expose the Human Fallout. ... In many cases, his camera gear was irradiated and needed to be washed or discarded before leaving the area.

A combination of images, taken in 1982 and on February 24, 2011, shows before and after view of the abandoned city of Prypiat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Chernobyl disaster Reactors No. 4 and No. 3 after the disaster Date 26 April 1986 ; 33 years ago (1986-04-26) Time 01:23:40 MSD (UTC+04:00) Location Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR Type Nuclear and radiation accident Cause Reactor design flaws and breach of protocol during simulated power outage safety test Outcome Chernobyl disaster effects Deaths Chernobyl disaster ...

We prepared photos before and after the Chernobyl accident. How the accident turned the Soviet city into a dead place: Comparison of Chernobyl before and after the disaster. Police in Pripyat, Chernobyl: Chernobyl before and after the disaster. Chernobyl before and after the disaster in the city park.

So AFTER we could do something about it (like stay at home). The creepy before and AFTER photos below are a sad memento of what happened in Chernobyl in '86. (Alright, the one above is an AFTER & AFTER one, with the newer one showing the monument where some bold tourists rush to take pictures in under two minutes.)

Today, the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, is a ghost town, abandoned and overgrown in the wake of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. But once it was a thriving town, filled with people ...