Chernobyl

An article in the Huffington Post details life 25 years after the disaster in Chernobyl through pictures. The pictures highlight the main problems discussed in the book caused by the explosion. It is evident that thyroid cancer is a problem which affects people of all ages from the area. It is also sad to see the complete devastation it has caused in the lives of the people that lived there. The entire town was left completely empty, with many personal items left behind. Twenty-five years later, elderly people are beginning to return choosing to risk the radiation in order to live in their own homes. It seems definitely true that the speed with which they were forced to evacuate has severely impacted the lives of those from the area, even more so than the other health effects from the radiation itself.