Wildfires in Chernobyl: Will radiation be released now?

1,200 hectares of forest in the Chernobyl exclusion zone are in flames. Drought and suspected mines make extinguishing work more difficult. What is the radiation level and what are the consequences of the fires?

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Wildfires in Chernobyl: Will radiation be released now?

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1200 Hektar Wald in der Sperrzone von Tschernobyl stehen in Flammen. Trockenheit und dort vermutete Minen erschweren die Löscharbeiten. Wie steht es um die Strahlenbelastung und welche Folgen haben die Brände?

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