Fires around the defunct Chornobyl nuclear plant and elsewhere pushed pollution levels in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to the worst in the world on April 17 day, giving inhabitants another reason to stay indoors on top of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Reuters: Fires near Chornobyl make Kyiv air most polluted in world
A view of the left bank of Dnipro River in Kyiv on April 16, 2020. Strong winds and grassfires from Chornobyl blew smoke, dust and sand into Kyiv, making air quality hazardous.
