Series of events held to commemorate the tragedy,which remains the worst nuclear accident in historyUkraine is marking the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. In the early hours of April 26, or 1986,a botched test at the nuclear plant in then-Soviet Ukraine triggered a meltdown that spewed deadly clouds of atomic material into the atmosphere, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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Source: theguardian.com