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Shocking photos reveal the devastation left in Chernobyl following the nuclear catastrophe - transforming a once bustling place into a ghost town.
Pripyat was once a city full of live with a population of around 49,400 going about their daily lives - but that all came to a screeching halt on April 27, 1986.
On that fateful day one of the reactors at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded and all humans nearby were evacuated to avoid extreme levels of radiation.
It was one of only two nuclear incidents to be rated a maximum severe of seven on the International Nuclear Events Scale, with the radioactive isotopes spreading to Sweden, Finland and other parts of Europe.
Images comparing the once busy city have now emerged showing the stark contrast following the aftermath of the devastating catastrophe.
Eeeri before and after photographs showing Pripyat before and after the Chernobyl disaster showcase how the once busy city became a dilapidated ghost town (pictured the Pripyat amusement park before and after Chernobyl)
The bus station in the city was once filled with commuters venturing on their travels (left: before) - but now it lies unused and lifeless, hidden behind spikey barbed-wire and a flurry of trees (right: after)
The abandoned amusement park is perhaps amongst the most eerie and prolific images of
