the 4th reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
27th of
April– helicopters start to drop sand to the reactor to stop the on going fire.
27th of April - The close town of Pripyat was evacuated.
28th of April - Moscow TV announces the accident. International medias also acknowledges the event. Radiation levels are high in different parts of Europe.
9th of May – First firemen at the site die due to exposure to radiation.
10th of May – the fire in the reactor is extinguished.
3th of June - Viktor Petrovich Bryukanov, the director of the Chernobyl plant is prisoned.
14th of December – A sarcophagus is made to cover the reactor 4.
In 2000 the reactor 3, last functioning reactor of Chernobyl is closed down.
2017 – New Sarcophaugus for reactor 4 should be ready
Timeline of the events: