David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet English Subtitles

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This city in Ukraine was once home
to almost 50,000 people.

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It had everything a community would need
for a comfortable life.

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But on the 26th of April, 1986,
it suddenly became uninhabitable.

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The nearby nuclear power station
of Chernobyl exploded.

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And in less than 48 hours,
the city was evacuated.

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No one has lived here since.

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The explosion was a result of bad planning
and human error. Mistakes.

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It triggered an environmental catastrophe
that had an impact across Europe.

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