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.
Chornobyl tourism is running at twice the level of last year
