<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Chernobyl Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:09:05 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[The abandoned sinking ‘ghost village’ branded the ‘Greek Chernobyl’]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2187635_1.jpg"/><br><br>This once-thriving village became a ghost town after its residents were forced to flee, leaving its church more lopsided than Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:11:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Emily Wright]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Greece, Tourism, Villages, Italy, Pompeii, Chernobyl, Ropoto, Greek Chernobyl, landslide, Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Leaning Tower of Pisa, April 2012, Thessaly, ghost town, rapid building, evacuate, channel rainwater, no restoration</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2187635_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The village's church is more lopsided than Italy's famous Leaning Tower of Pisa]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2187635_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The village's church is more lopsided than Italy's famous Leaning Tower of Pisa]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA['I review TV shows for a living and this Sky mini series is greatest of all time']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/285x214/2175731_1.jpg"/><br><br>A man who reviews TV shows for a living has shared the programme he believes is the 'greatest of all time', as he would recommend it to anyone.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:07:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Zahna Eklund]]></author><category>TV &amp; Radio</category><media:keywords>Television, Chernobyl, Sky, TV, Sky Atlantic, historical drama series</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/590x/2175731_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The miniseries has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[HBO]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/237x141/2175731_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The miniseries has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[HBO]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix period drama based on tragic real-life events coming very soon ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/285x214/2168528_1.jpg"/><br><br>The hard-hitting historical series set in the 1970s and based on a heartbreaking true story will be released on Netflix soon.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Neela Debnath]]></author><category>TV &amp; Radio</category><media:keywords>Netflix The Lead Children, shows like Chernobly HBO watch online, The Lead Children Netflix watch</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/590x/2168528_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lead Children promises to be a gripping watch]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[NETFLIX]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/237x141/2168528_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lead Children promises to be a gripping watch]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[NETFLIX]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside abandoned ghost city where 50,000 residents upped and left overnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2167959_1.jpg"/><br><br>One of the most eerie places on earth, which has become a haven for dark tourism, was evacuated and abandoned overnight. Now, spooky remnants remain.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:25:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Brian Dillon]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Ukraine, Chernobyl, dark tourism, Chernobyl disaster, abandoned town</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2167959_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[<p>Pripyat is a completely abandoned town in Ukraine, which became a haven for dark tourism since one infamous disaster.</p>]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2167959_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[<p>Pripyat is a completely abandoned town in Ukraine, which became a haven for dark tourism since one infamous disaster.</p>]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA['I was at Chernobyl disaster and watched my colleagues turn white then red']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/80/285x214/2163294_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was the world's worst nuclear accident, with 31 people dying immediately and thousands more affected across the region - and the effects were devastating and immediate<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Emilia Randall]]></author><category>Weird</category><media:keywords>Chernobyl, Soviet Union, Chernobyl disaster, Oleksiy Breus, acute radiation syndrome, Soviet government secrecy</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/80/590x/2163294_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The accident has left the surrounding area a ghost town]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[undefined]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/80/237x141/2163294_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The accident has left the surrounding area a ghost town]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[undefined]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chernobyl radiation fears erupt as Russian strike sparks containment blackout]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2160454_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant was hit with a blackout after a Russian strike on the facility.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:20:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Emily Wright]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Chernobyl, Russia, Ukraine, Nuclear fission, Drones, drone and missile strike, nuclear safety, power outage, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UN atomic watchdog, Rafael Grossi, Kyiv power loss, blackout, protective shield, Zaporizhzhia</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2160454_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant was hit with a blackout after a Russian strike on the facility]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2160454_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant was hit with a blackout after a Russian strike on the facility]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do if a ‘nuclear radiation emergency’ strikes your area]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2158604_1.jpg"/><br><br>A nuclear radiation emergency has not taken place in the UK since 1957 but the UK has contingency plans for if it does happen again.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:28:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alex Evans]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>World War 3, Emergency News, Chernobyl, Nuclear radiation emergency, UK government advice, Radiation exposure prevention, Iodine tablets</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2158604_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The UK has a contingency for radiation emergencies ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2158604_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The UK has a contingency for radiation emergencies ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world’s largest nuclear power plant to resume operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2152525_1.jpg"/><br><br>The plant remained dormant for more than a decade after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:01:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Grace Piercy]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Japan, Chernobyl, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Fukushima disaster, Niigata Prefecture.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2152525_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is going to reopen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2152525_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is going to reopen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chernobyl meltdown warning as ex-US Navy Seal accuses Putin of playing 'nuclear roulette']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2143566_1.jpg"/><br><br>The findings were spotlighted in a viral X post by Chuck Pfarrer, a former squadron leader of SEAL Team Six and current Kyiv Post correspondent.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:59:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Ciaran McGrath]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Vladimir Putin, Chernobyl, Russia, Nuclear Roulette, IAEA</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2143566_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE/AFP]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail 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