Wildfires fueled by strong winds are burning within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in northern Ukraine since April 4, 2020. Radiation levels near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor have reportedly spiked to well above normal as the fires tore through the irradiated forests.
Posted by Julie Celestial on April 10, 2020 at 17:54 UTC
The fires are attributed to relatively dry conditions in Ukraine, following a warm winter that did not bring sufficient precipitation and snow cover. On April 6, authorities have more than doubled the number of firemen responding in the area to more than 300.
By Thursday, April 9, the police evacuated residents from the village of Poliske, which is located within the zone.
The image below shows a wildfire 6 km (3.7 miles) west of Pripyat and the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 9. The image was processed by Pierre Markuse:
Posted by Julie Celestial on April 10, 2020 at 17:54 UTC
The fires are attributed to relatively dry conditions in Ukraine, following a warm winter that did not bring sufficient precipitation and snow cover. On April 6, authorities have more than doubled the number of firemen responding in the area to more than 300.
By Thursday, April 9, the police evacuated residents from the village of Poliske, which is located within the zone.
The image below shows a wildfire 6 km (3.7 miles) west of Pripyat and the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 9. The image was processed by Pierre Markuse:
