Sometimes, regardless of the desire of a person and his efforts, events in life turn so that nothing can be changed and it is impossible to control them. At times, these situations go beyond everyday life and turn into a worldwide tragedy. It was then that this situation is called "technological disaster." As a result of an unpredictable set of circumstances, a huge number of people are dying, buildings, streets, cities and even countries are being destroyed. As a result, the entire planet is at risk. A huge number of people around the world believe that this terrible situation is a punishment for all the evil that they have done to nature and to each other.
The most striking and unforgettable example is the man-made disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This happened in the 20th century - in 1986, on April 26. As a result of a malfunction of the reactor, an explosion occurred. It should be noted that its consequences have not yet been eliminated. This man-made disaster claimed the lives of a huge number of people. A nuclear explosion that broke the silence of April morning forced the population to evacuate from a radius of 30 km from the epicenter point. And this, by the way, is more than 135 thousand people.
Of course, the number of dead and exposed to radiation could be an order of magnitude lower. As always, at that time no one wanted to raise the alarm and sow panic among the population. Therefore, there was no question of any precautionary measures during the evacuation. Vividly and emotionally occurring then events are shown in the film "Aurora".
Almost 28 years have passed, and the exclusion zone formed by this technological disaster is still closed to the public. Today, tourists from all countries pay huge amounts of money in order to get to where the worst nuclear accident in human history has occurred. There, where people died, without understanding why, where nature was left face to face with radiation, where there is no longer a normal life, and it is unlikely to be.
2011. Japan. On March 11, a nuclear explosion occurred at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant reactors. The reason for this was the earthquake and tsunami. The consequence - the exclusion zone, the evacuation of the population within a radius of 60 km from the epicenter of the explosion, radiation of 900 thousand terabecquerels. Yes, this is only the fifth part of the radiation level after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. However, be that as it may, it is pain, fear, death, and more than 40 years necessary for recovery (according to preliminary estimates).
Man-made disasters of the 21st century are not only accidents at stations and reactors. These are plane and train wrecks, environmental pollution and shuttle explosions. Mistakes and miscalculations of people, the storage of old ammunition, excess levels of toxic and radioactive gases and substances, breakdowns and malfunctions, a sharp failure of the engines and parts, negligence, malicious intent, wars and conflicts - all this can become or is already the cause of accidents. The consequence of this is the gigantic cost of resources, both monetary and human. The endangered species of terrestrial and marine fauna, ruined flora and the inability to restore everything - that’s the worst thing. We destroy ourselves.
Recent technological disasters only confirm this fact: the explosion of the oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the ecological tragedy in Hungary, the Fukushima-1 accident, and many others. Each of them has tragic consequences, the price of which is life.