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► Have you subscribed to 5 News?: http://bit.ly/5NewsSub ► Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the world's worst nuclear accident. On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to be in the thousands. The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. Soviet authorities made the catastrophe even worse by failing to tell the public what had happened - although the nearby plant workers' town of Pripyat was evacuated the next day, the two million residents of Kyiv weren't informed despite the fallout danger. The world learned of the disaster only after heightened radiation was detected in Sweden. Eventually, more than 100,000 people were evacuated from the vicinity and a 2,600-square-kilometre (1,000-square-mile) exclusion zone was established where the only activity was workers disposing of waste and tending to a hastily built sarcophagus covering the reactor. Associated Press ► Fresh Scottish air offers respite to ongoing effects of the Chernobyl disaster on kids -    • Fresh Scottish air offers respite to ongoi...   ► #5News #News #Chernobyl ► Follow 5 News: Contact us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/5NewsFB Get in touch on Twitter: http://bit.ly/5NewsTwitter See the latest on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3qzKnPZ ► About 5 News: Welcome to the Channel 5 News Youtube channel where we post a daily playlist every weekday with the biggest stories of the day. From the British Royal Family to Britain's exit of the European Union, the 5 News channel covers important international and national news events in short 2-3 minute explainers to 30-minute specials and podcasts. Subscribe to the channel here to stay up to date - http://bit.ly/5NewsSub Our flagship programme at 5pm is watched on Channel 5 by up to a million viewers, with a later bulletin broadcast at 6.30pm and regular news updates throughout the day. ITN changed the TV news landscape when it launched 5 News in 1997, producing Five News for nine years before winning the contract to supply news to Channel 5 again from 2012.