How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

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This series of photos shows real life in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant three decades after the 1986 disaster, as a result of which more than 300 thousand people were evacuated. But some refused to leave and stayed. Canadian photographer Robyn Von Swank visited them to show these people and their way of life.

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

Yes, some people stayed in their homes. Canadian photographer Robin von Swank visited several such houses and talked to their residents. Wandering through one of the abandoned villages, she noticed wolf tracks behind her and noticed a pack of wolves following her…

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

How do people who refused to leave the Chernobyl exclusion zone live now

Somewhat paradoxically, the population of the exclusion zone is growing. In recent years, more and more families have moved to villages around Chernobyl, where life is very cheap and you can easily find housing. Many of them are fleeing the war, which has not yet stopped in Ukraine.

Keywords: People | Photos | Chernobyl

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