Osh held a moment of silence for every victim of the Chornobyl disaster, media reports on April 26. To date, 33 participants in the liquidation of the accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant live in Kyrgyz City. Reportedly, many of them received high radiation doses.
The nuclear accident occurred on April 26, 1986, at the fourth power unit near Pripyat in northern Ukraine. It had far-reaching consequences for many countries, including Kyrgyzstan. The government took measures to protect its citizens from radiation.
According to the media, the effects of the disaster were still felt in the form of economic losses and increased healthcare costs. In addition, the number of cancer cases also increased, highlighting the long-term health impacts of the disaster.
Every year on April 26, the city of Osh honors the heroes-liquidators and remembers the participants of the disaster. This year marks 37 years since the Chornobyl nuclear power plant disaster.
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