Chernobyl: The Most Toxic Thing In The World

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Have you ever imagined not being able to go to your hometown? Chernobyl is what that's like. About a couple months after the accident the elephant's foot was found. The foot has many life-threatening effects. The effects were way worse back then, then they are now. The elephant's foot is a very scary thing.
After the tragedy of Chernobyl, a toxic lump of radiation was found. Even though it happened over 30 years ago the elephant's foot is still lethal and it will be for 50,000 more years. The elephant’s foot was given the name “the most toxic thing in the world” and was named by the workers who found it. Every attempt and every picture that was taken was not safe.When more and more people kept going to see the foot without protection.

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