'We got married hours after the Chernobyl disaster' - BBC World Service #shorts

Serhiy and Iryna were married just hours after the world’s worst nuclear accident. Forty years ago, a reactor explosion at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine released radioactive material across Europe. The couple fled that night, never to live again in the city where they fell in love. ?️ Watch the full documentary, 'Chernobyl 40 Years On: What really happened?' here: https://youtu.be/f5Z-1DfEtAM ? Check out The Climate Question podcast, 'Chernobyl at 40: Is nuclear making a comeback?' here: https://youtu.be/-TwARsaIlos Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #Chernobyl #Ukraine #News #BBCNews