Popsugar Entertainment Chernobyl Chernobyl Pictures 2019 These Real-Life Pictures of Chernobyl Today Will Leave You Breathless and Heartbroken 5 June 2019 by Stacey Nguyen Image Source: Getty / Anton Petrus The 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl is undoubtedly one of the most tragic and terrifying accidents in recent history. Bringing to life the key players in the event, HBO's miniseries Chernobyl has been opening up the conversation around how people navigated the crisis. The incident dislocated hundreds of thousands and killed dozens in addition to leaving behind devastating impacts on the environment and public health. The northern Ukrainian city of Pripyat, which borders the Chernobyl plant, has become something of a ghost town over the last few decades. Following the disaster, officials designated a 1,000-square-mile exclusion zone where radioactive contamination is said to be the highest. Despite the dangers that this area may impose on human health, many tourists have visited Chernobyl out of curiosity. Scroll ahead for a peek into what Chernobyl looks like in recent years — it's an unexpected and haunting assortment of greenery, stray animals, abandoned buildings, and warning signs. Image Source: Getty / Enzo Signorelli 1 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sergei Supinsky/ AFP 2 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Vitaly Armand / AFP 3 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sergey Supinsky / AFP 4 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Staff 5 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Genya Savilov / AFP 6 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Anton Petrus 7 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Anton Petrus 8 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Oktay Ortakcioglu 9 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Vitaliy Holovin / Corbis 10 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Anton Petrus 11 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Genya Savilov / AFP 12 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Anton Petrus 13 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Vitaliy Holovin / Corbis 14 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Edward Neyburg 15 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Pablo Bonfiglio 16 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Eddie Gerald 17 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Brendan Hoffman 18 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Genya Savilov / AFP 19 / 30 Image Source: Getty / German Meyer 20 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sergei Supinsky/ AFP 21 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Natalka Levina / AFP 22 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sean Gallup 23 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sean Gallup 24 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sergei Supinsky/ AFP 25 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sergei Supinsky/ AFP 26 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sergey Supinsky / AFP 27 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Genya Savilov / AFP 28 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Vitaliy Holovin / Corbis 29 / 30 Image Source: Getty / Sergey Supinsky / AFP 30 / 30 ChernobylTV