BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhuanet) -- A quarter of century ago, workers at the Chernobyl atomic power station were carrying out a test on a reactor when operating errors and design flaws sparked successive explosions. The accident caused catastrophic damage to both human life and the environment.
On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Ukraine has held somber ceremonies to commemorate the special date.
The ceremonies were held in the capital Kiev, with hundreds of people gathering at a church memorial. The Russian Orthodox patriarch commemorated the victims with prayers and candle-lighting.
Later Tuesday, the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Viktor Yanukovich and Dmitry Medvedev, are expected to visit the stricken plant. It's still surrounded by a 30-kilometer exclusion zone. On April 26th, 1986, there was a huge blast at the Chernobyl nuclear plant's Number 4 reactor.
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