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Are you ready to explore one of the most
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eerie places on Earth? Welcome to
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Pryyot, Ukraine, also known as
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Chernobyl's ghost city. This is Malcolm
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Walker on Wild True. It's been over 36
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years since the Chernobyl nuclear
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disaster forced the evacuation of this
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city, and today we're going to take a
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closer look at what it looks like now.
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Before we start, make sure to hit that
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like button for more great videos. Let's
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go. The story of Pryyot is a tragic one.
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In 1986, this city of around 50,000
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people was home to many families and
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individuals who lived happy, simple
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lives. But all of that changed in an
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instant when the Chernobyl nuclear power
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plant just a few miles north of the city
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had a catastrophic meltdown. The whole
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town was evacuated immediately and has
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never been repopulated since. As we
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drive through the empty streets of
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Pryyot, we can see what life was like
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for the people who lived here before the
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disaster. The buildings are mostly in
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good condition, and many of them are
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still standing, which makes this place
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feel like it was abandoned only
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yesterday. The wind blows through the
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deserted streets, making it feel like
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the residents just up and left in a
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hurry. But the truth is that they were
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never able to return. We can also see
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the impact the disaster had on the
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city's infrastructure.
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Many of the buildings have been damaged
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due to the high levels of radiation in
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the area. For example, the amusement
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park at the city center was never
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finished being built. And now it's just
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a reminder of the lives that were lost
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and the potential that was never
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realized. The ferris wheel at the
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amusement park is perhaps one of the
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most iconic images of Pryyat. It was
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supposed to be a fun and enjoyable
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attraction for the city's residents and
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visitors alike, but now it's just a
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rusty skeleton against the backdrop of a
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cloudy sky. In addition to the physical
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damage, the city is also frozen in time.
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As we walk through the abandoned school,
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we can see the desks and chairs lined up
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neatly in the classrooms, just as they
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were the day the students were
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evacuated. The textbooks and other
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materials are still there, too. It's as
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if the students were just on a long
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field trip and would be returning soon.
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But perhaps even more eerie than the
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physical reminders of the past are the
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personal belongings that were left
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behind. As we explore the city, we can
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find things like children's toys, bikes,
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and clothing that were abandoned in a
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hurry. These items serve as a reminder
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that real people lived here and had to
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leave their lives behind in an instant.
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The Chernobyl disaster was a tragedy
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that affected thousands of people. And
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the city of Pryyot is a haunting
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reminder of that. It's a place where the
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past is still very present and the
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future is uncertain. While it may never
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be safe for humans to return to Pryyot,
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it's a place that we can learn from and
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remember those who were affected by this
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tragedy. We hope that you found this
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video interesting and that it gave you
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some insight into one of the most eerie
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places on Earth. If you did, please hit
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great videos. Thanks for watching.