Chornobyl tourism is running at twice the level of last year

Chornobyl tourism is running at twice the level of last year, reports Ukraine’s State Agency of on Exclusion Zone Management. With October recording a monthly record, 107,000 tourists have visited this year. The authorities cite “increased interest in the Chornobyl NPP after the release of HBO’s mini-series Chernobyl.” Foreigners account for 80% of visitors. Top countries are: Britain – 15,738; Poland – 9,378; Germany – 7,826; US – 5,580; and Czech Republic — 4,063.