BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident

The BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. A doll sits on the remains of books in abandoned city A doll sits on the remains of books in abandoned town BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident On Sunday, Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Reactor number 4 at the plant exploded on 26 April 1986, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe. The official death toll from the incident in Chornobyl - as it is known in Ukrainian - is 31, but the wider impact of the accident remains contested and difficult to determine. In 2005, a study by several UN agencies concluded 4,000 people could die as a result of the accident. Other estimates suggest the number could be higher. The BBC's Jessica Parker visited the nearby city of Pripyat where Chernobyl's workers lived, but was abandoned shortly after the disaster. Each bear in the installation in Washington, DC, is meant to represent one of the children Ukraine says have been abducted by Russia. Officials say the restrictions are for public safety, but businesses and the public are feeling the impact. A proposed three-year deal with Paris is aimed at stopping migrants crossing the Channel on small boats. The pro-EU leader's Tisza party has won a landslide victory, bringing to an end Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power. 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