Now playing Next no comment Pripyat - Chernobyl's ghost town for tourists - marks golden jubilee Pripyat in Ukraine would have been celebrating its 50th birthday on February 4. Today, new eyes are looking at it through the HBO series "Chernobyl". 03/02/2020
Now playing Next Spain Meet the NGO giving children a summer break from Chernobyl pollution TV hit series Chernobyl may have revived interest in the 1986 nuclear disaster, but for one Spanish NGO, it’s never gone away. 31/08/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Vodka made in Chernobyl exclusion zone aims to boost economic recovery Vodka made with grain and water from the Chernobyl exclusion zone has been described by one of its creators as “the most important bottle of spirit in the world.” 09/08/2019
Now playing Next Russia 'Chernobyl on ice': Activists warn over Russian floating nuclear plant Environmental NGO Greenpeace is concerned that Russia's new floating nuclear plant could turn into a 'Chernobyl on ice". 06/08/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine New structure built to contain famous Chernobyl reactor almost ready After Reactor No 4 exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, the surrounding area became extremely contaminated. It has taken nine years to complete a structure to contain the radioactive material. 04/07/2019
Now playing Next no comment Watch: New structure built to confine Chernobyl reactor Journalists were shown the new safe confinement shelter with all its equipment installed on Tuesday. 03/07/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Chernobyl memories as acclaimed HBO series puts disaster back in focus Euronews journalists from across Europe and the Middle East share their memories of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. 15/06/2019
Now playing Next USA 'Chernobyl' miniseries creator asks tourists to show 'respect' when ta "If you visit, please remember that a terrible tragedy occurred there." 12/06/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Hit series Chernobyl has people sharing their memories of the disaster "Chernobyl" is now officially the best-rated TV series of all time - and its realism led people from all over the former Soviet Union to discuss their memories of the 1986 nuclear disaster 07/06/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Watch: Hit TV series sends tourists flocking to Chernobyl One tour agency reported a 40% rise in bookings since the HBO show began last month. 04/06/2019
Now playing Next no comment Ukraine commemorates Chernobyl nuclear disaster anniversary Ukraine marked on Friday the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when the 4th unit of the plant exploded in the early hours of April 26, 1986. 26/04/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Gallery: Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster marks 33rd anniversary Ukraine marks the 33rd anniversary of Chornobyl disaster, the biggest one in the history of nuclear energy. 26/04/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Watch: Chernobyl workers' town marks anniversary of nuclear disaster Radiation killed thousands in the area, with the final death toll estimated between 9,000 and 90,000. 26/04/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Big clean-up at Chernobyl, Ukraine, ahead of 33rd anniversary of nuclear accident Visitors leave their mark on the area, especially those who come without the necessary permission or with a guide’s supervision. A lot of rubbish has to be collected, which is part of the 33rd anniversary of the 1986 nuclear accident. 14/04/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Chernobyl tourists bring a new kind of pollution to Ground Zero As the radiation recedes, visitors to the Chernobyl nuclear plant and neighbouring town of Pripyat are creating a different kind of pollution - one that requires another clean-up. 24/03/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine Watch: Rare look inside Chernobyl power plant's radioactive ruins Take a look inside the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located in a restricted area in Ukraine. 10/11/2018
Now playing Next Ukraine Chernobyl fire extinguishing efforts continue, cause could be arson After a fire broke out 10 kilometers from the Chernobyl power plant Tuesday, extinguishing efforts are still underway. 06/06/2018
Now playing Next Ukraine Chernobyl and the strange world of dark tourism On the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster we delve into the bizarre boom in "dark tourism" that has sprung up around it. 26/04/2017
Now playing Next Ukraine Remembering Chernobyl, 31 years on A ceremony has been held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to remember the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 31 years on. 26/04/2017
Now playing Next Ukraine Chernobyl 'protected for a century' by new Confinement Arch There were celebrations at Chernobyl on Tuesday because a feat of engineering has emerged from the ashes of its nuclear disaster. 29/11/2016