On this day in 1986, a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with devastating consequences
A ceremony marking International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day will be held at the United Nations in New York today.
Today’s event at the United Nations will be co-hosted by the Irish Ambassador to the UN Geraldine Byrne-Nason and will be addressed by Adi Roche of Chernobyl Children International.The UN ceremony, will also recognise a new TV drama about the Chernobyl disaster, which has been made by HBO and Sky. There will be a screening of the TV drama at today’s commemoration and some of the cast and crew are due to attend the ceremony.
"It is helping us to see Chernobyl with fresh heart, fresh understanding, fresh compassion - retelling the story to a new and wider audience," she said.Chernobyl exposed vulnerability of humanity - HigginsCeremonies mark 25th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster In the early hours of 26 April, 1986 a safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear plant went wrong.
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