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Euronews: How neglected forests, poor coordination and old equipment could spark disaster

Published July 16, 2020 at 7:31 am

An areal picture taken on April 12, 2020 shows a forest fire burning in the 30-kilometer Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, not far from the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident.

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When fires broke out inside the closed 30-kilometre zone around Chornobyl this spring sending huge amounts of smoke over Kyiv, many feared there would be issues with radiation. The Ukrainian capital temporarily had the worst air quality in the world as hundreds of firefighters, supported by helicopters and planes, fought the devastating fire. It only went out after several weeks thanks to some help from heavy rainfall.