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Kryvyi Rih
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The city of Kryvyi Rih which contains the largest
steel-making complex in Eastern Europe.
Once a state-owned facility, it was acquired
by Arcelor Mittal Steel, the largest steel manufacturer in the World. On site I visited their Coking Plant, Blast Furnace #9, one of their Iron Ore Strip Mines and their Blooming Mill. |
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Pripyat
“Dead Town”
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Built in 1970, it was essentially a self-contained city, complete with schools,
a hospital, cultural center, restaurant and cafes, hotel and even a newly-constructed Amusement Park. The park was scheduled to open on May Day, 1986. No one ever rode on the rides.
The most compelling aspect of Chernobyl is how “normal” it all appears. Catfish teem in the reactor cooling channels and apple trees are loaded with fruit – all of it deadly, and radiation levels remain dangerously high
What is striking about Pripyat is the overwhelming silence. |