BBC: Chernobyl disaster: Ukraine marks 30th anniversary
Commemorations are under way in Ukraine to mark the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
Sirens were sounded at the same moment as the first explosion at the reactor, in the early hours of 26 April 1986.
The meltdown at the Soviet plant was the worst nuclear disaster in history.
An uncontrolled reaction blew the roof off, spewing out a cloud of radioactive material which drifted into other parts of the USSR, including Russia and Belarus, and northern Europe.
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