The hit TV series 'Chernobyl' has attracted a new generation of selfie-taking tourists to the nuclear disaster zone.has attracted a new generation of tourists to the nuclear disaster zone but guides say that many are more interested in taking selfies than learning about the accident.
The hard-hitting mini-series recreates the April 1986 disaster, when one of the reactors at the Soviet Union's Chernobyl plant, in what is now Ukraine, exploded during testing. Oleksandr Syrota, head of the Chernobyl information centre, said that certain tourist companies were offering up the disaster zone as"fast food" — a quick and easy travel experience.
The tour operators' association working in the region said it expected the number to jump to 100,000 this year.