Chernobyl tourists at risk as most radioactive waste in world STILL lies in ...

Chernobyl is still incredibly radioactive to this day and continues to melt (Image: GETTY)

The disaster at the nuclear power station has drawn much attention from tourists who visit the surrounding area of Pripyat to marvel at the eerie town. At the heart, Chernobyl is still leaking to this day and an 18-mile exclusion zone is in place around the plant. But tourists are allowed to enter under guided tours providing they carry a personal Geiger counter.

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A so-called 'elephant’s foot' mass of highly-radioactive material has been formed from the molten remains of reactor Number 4.

The toxic object carries a horrific death sentence which can take effect in just 300 seconds, according to The Sun.

The 'foot', named because of its striking resemblance to elephant's skin, is considered to be the most dangerous piece of waste in the world and could still melt through the concrete base of the power plant.

After continuous melting for more than 30 years if the foot breaks through the concrete it could contaminate the water of nearby villages.