Region
of
Chernobyl, showing the 30 km "Death Zone" with the evacuated city of
Pripjat and the regions of highest fallout

Due
to rainfall, several regions in the vicinity of Chernobyl received
equally high dosage of radiation - i.e. the Belarus region of
Gomel

These
maps show the extent of the radioactive cloud covering Scandinavia,
Western Europe, the Balkans and the Eastern
Mediterranean

|
April 26th - 28th
of 1986 |
 |
April 29th - May
2nd of 1986 |
 |
May 3rd - 10th of
1986 |
To
read about the health effects in the regions affected by the
radioactive cloud, consult the Chernobyl
Paper
we prepared for you.