Mothers and doctors speak out about the grim reality of life in the five years following the Chernobyl disaster In children doctors witnessed a massive increase of recurrent infections baldness as ...

On April 26, 1986, Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl power plant experienced a sudden power surge, which led to a series of explosions. The ensuing fire and release of radioactive materials resulted in ...

A charity providing respite trips for children with health conditions from the fallout of the Chernobyl disaster has had to stop operating after several world events made their services inoperable.

Thirty-five years ago an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine released lethal radiation into the atmosphere. The nearest city, Pripyat, home to around 50,000 people ...

This Academy Award-winning documentary takes a look at children born after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster who have been born with a deteriorated heart condition.

TASS/. More than 1.7 million people, living in Russia, have been exposed to radiation as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Russian emergencies ministry’s press service told TASS.

Irish stars turned out in force on Friday for ‘Liz and Noel’s Chernobyl Lunch’ at the Intercontinental Hotel to raise vital ...