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Chernobyl's 'ghost city' from the air

From Murray S

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Forum readers may remember the long-running saga of Bernard Ingham's lobbying on behalf of the nuclear industry through his column in the Hebden Times. This included regular attempts to downplay the health impacts from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine. Well, just have a look at this film shot from a drone overflying the area. Makes you think when Hebden Bridge is downwind from the UK's largest nuclear site at Sellafield, not to mention the smaller but closer station at Heysham near Lancaster.

See also:

Drone reveals haunting view of Chernobyl's 'ghost city' from the air

HebWeb News: Bernard Ingham column comes to an end (Feb 2013)