I was a Chernobyl ‘liquidator’ sent to clean up nuclear disaster zone 40 years ago – only a few of us are still alive

IMMEDIATELY after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of thousands of "liquidators" were sent in to clear up after the catastrophic explosion. They charged straight into the danger zone when radiation levels were at their peak, desperately working to contain as much of the toxic material as possible. Almost 40 years on, Petro Hurin, 76, is...