Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

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The exclusion zone with a radius of 20 kilometers, left after the largest nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster, is terrifying: a network of abandoned houses and villages where hundreds of thousands of people once lived.

Four years after the accident that led to the evacuation of 160,000 people, 120,000 of them still cannot return, and some areas are still so dangerous that they cannot be there.

Last month, Polish photographer Arkadiusz Podniesinski visited Fukushima and saw the aftermath of the disaster with his own eyes. Now 20,000 people are working in the zone, clearing towns and villages so that former residents of some areas can return.

The photographer could not get into the so-called red and orange zones, he expects to make another attempt later.

(Total 24 photos)

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima
Photo: Arkadiusz Podniesinski / REX Shutterstock

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Abandoned cars. They cannot be removed without the consent of the owners.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Abandoned bikes.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Office.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

School.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Arkadiusz Podnesinski in a protective suit.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Game salon.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Bags of contaminated soil.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Kuichi Nozawa and his wife live in a temporary home.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

TVs contaminated with radiation.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Restaurant.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Bags of contaminated soil.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Workers clean houses so people can return.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Abandoned house.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Cars are overgrown with grass.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

radiation level.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Supermarket.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

Motorbike.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

The crack in the ground was left after the earthquake.

Creepy photos from the exclusion zone in Fukushima

The cows have developed strange spots that their owner believes are caused by the contaminated grass they feed on.

Keywords: Accident | Horror | Abandoned buildings | Abandoned | Zone | Radiation | Scary | Photographer | Fukushima | Japan

     

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