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Chernobyl Becomes Tourist Hot Spot

Posted by michael on from the we're-not-above-puns dept.

prostoalex writes "18 years ago on April 26, the Chernobyl disaster occurred in Central Ukraine. Nowadays, as British Telegraph reports, the radioactive disaster area is becoming a tourist hot-spot with 3000 visitors paying $200 for a guided tour each year."

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  1. Re:Look Maw!! by JohnHegarty · · Score: 5, Insightful

    nothing like disabled children for a laugh....

    these are real people ....not a cheap joke in a b movie....

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    Cruise TT
  2. Ah, yes, capitalism by dhasenan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Death and dismemberment turned into tourism and profit. I sense a distinct lack of respect for the dead. On the other hand, do they care?