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A general view of Chernobyl nuclear power plant and giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor. AFP

Bumper cars in an abandoned amusement park in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A visitor stands in front of a souvenir booth next to the Dytyatky control point at an entrance to Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. AFP

An elk is seen alongside a road from Pripyat to Chernobyl. AFP

Visitors walk in an abandoned amusement park in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A visitor takes a smartphone picture of abandoned buildings in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

An abandoned car in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

An abandoned car in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

The Hotel Polissya in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

Soviet era symbols on a post in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

Graffiti on a building wall on the central square of the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A radiation sign in front of the Soviet-built over-the-horizon radar "Duga-1" near Chernobyl. AFP

A general view of Chernobyl nuclear power plant and giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor. AFP

Bumper cars in an abandoned amusement park in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A visitor stands in front of a souvenir booth next to the Dytyatky control point at an entrance to Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. AFP

An elk is seen alongside a road from Pripyat to Chernobyl. AFP

Visitors walk in an abandoned amusement park in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A visitor takes a smartphone picture of abandoned buildings in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

An abandoned car in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

An abandoned car in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

The Hotel Polissya in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

Soviet era symbols on a post in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

Graffiti on a building wall on the central square of the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. AFP

A radiation sign in front of the Soviet-built over-the-horizon radar "Duga-1" near Chernobyl. AFP

A general view of Chernobyl nuclear power plant and giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor. AFP

Ukraine seeks world heritage listing for Chernobyl zone

An influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to ask for official status alongside landmarks like India's Taj Mahal or Stonehenge in England

AFP

December 13, 2020

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