Chernobyl has been abandoned for three decades since the nuclear disaster depicted in the HBO and Sky Atlantic series. The Sky and HBO show does a very good job of recreating Chernobyl in the 1980s, but the city looks different now after 30 years of being almost empty. The Ukraine city has also become surprisingly full of wildlife despite being blasted with radiation.
Writing for CNBC, one traveller to the region described what Chernobyl looks like in the 21st century.
They wrote: “Pripyat was evacuated within a few days after the catastrophe, but even today it persists — a ghost town with tourist traffic.
“Nobody lives in Pripyat, save for some dogs, wolves in the forest and a handful of ‘pioneers,’ people willing to eke out a living with no electricity or running water in the abandoned buildings.
“The landmarks have become warn and hollow. The former community pool in the centre of town has long since been drained and has collected a bit of graffiti on the sides, but its diving board still loomed over the deep end.
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What Chernobyl looks like now (Image: GETTY)
“The nearby gym, once a hub of sporting activity, was in shambles. The town’s soccer stadium was so overgrown, I couldn’t even see the grandstands.
“Then there was the Ferris wheel, rusted and in suspended
