Chernobyl children arrive in Ireland for Christmas

Children, from Belarus, aged between 6 and 17, arrived in Shannon airport this morning to spend the festive season with Irish families.

Chernobyl children arrive in Ireland for Christmas
Mon, 23 Dec, 2002 - 10:28

Children, from Belarus, aged between 6 and 17, arrived in Shannon airport this morning to spend the festive season with Irish families.

Adi Roche of the Chernobyl Children's project says many of the children are orphans.

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