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In April 1986, nuclear reactor number 4 in a power station up-river from the city of Chernobyl in the Ukraine, exploded. Thirty-one people died immediately and radiation spread to contaminate the surrounding area. Seventy per cent of the fallout was blown north into the southern regions of Belarus, contaminating a vast proportion of the country.
Whilst many people have forgotten or discounted the aftermath of the Chernobyl catastrophe as not being a 'major disaster', the people who continue to live with its legacy can do no such thing.
The projects that Bridges to Belarus are currently involved with are: transporting clothing, shoes and other basic necessities to the orphanages and families living in the Gomel region; and the construction of a playground for the orphanage in Rogachov.
For more information, visit the Bridges to Belarus website. Bridges to Belarus is a UK registered charity, number 1109946.