Capital FM Kenya: Japan quake revives Chernobyl nightmare for Ukraine

The risk of a nuclear meltdown after Japan's earthquake brought back the nightmare of Chernobyl for Ukraine on Monday even as experts predicted it would not compare with the world's worst nuclear disaster. With horrific timing, the explosions at the ageing Fukushima nuclear plant after the 8.9 earthquake have come just over a month before Ukraine and its neighbours on April 26 mark the 25th anniversary of the catastrophe. "The Japanese Chernobyl," headlined the mass-selling Ukrainian daily Segodnya. The Chernobyl disaster remains an unforgettable trauma in Ukraine with repercussions that persist to this day. According to official figures, 2.3 million people are considered to have suffered following the disaster. Read more.