In the aftermath, Pripyat was evacuated just a day after the explosion, turning it into a ghost town almost instantly. This tragic history remains palpable in the stillness of the streets, where ...

Business Insider recently traveled to Pripyat, an abandoned town next to Chernobyl. Pripyat was evacuated right after the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant. The city is a complete ghost town.

Business Insider recently traveled to Pripyat, an abandoned town next to Chernobyl. Pripyat was evacuated right after the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant. The city is a complete ghost town.

Once a home to 50,000 people, it was urgently abandoned three days after the explosion in Chernobyl’s reactor No.4. Within hours, the site became a ghost town and has remained relatively ...