Chernobyl orphan warns new TV tourism wave is 'disrespectful and dangerous'

A survivor of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, who was abandoned in an orphanage before being adopted in Co Meath has described a new wave of tourism following the popular TV series as 'disrespectful and dangerous.'

Chernobyl orphan warns new TV tourism wave is 'disrespectful and dangerous'

A survivor of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, who was abandoned in an orphanage before being adopted in Co Meath has described a new wave of tourism following the popular TV series as 'disrespectful and dangerous.'

Raisa Carolan (26) has undergone 25 operations to treat the many physical deformities she was born with as a result of the radiation from the disaster.

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