Prypiat is a ghost town near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kiev Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus.
In April 1986 reactor 4 in the nuclear power plant in Pripyat/Chernobyl Ukraine exploded and melted down. This cause one of the most historical nuclear spills and still remains a popular site to visit. Its population was around 50,000 before the accident. Unprotected worker received lethal doses within minutes.
The most iconic image of Prypiat is the ferris wheel , it was to be opened on May 1st of that year. It is rumored that people have seen "mutants" roaming around the city after the accident.
