From the CBC archives: Fall out from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

CBC News | Posted: May 5, 2016 11:18 PM | Last Updated: May 5, 2016

Produce destined for Vancouver impacted by radiation from the nuclear plant

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Caption: The world's worst man-made nuclear disaster happened in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Thirty years ago, an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine led to one of the world's worst radiation leaks.

The fall out from the leak on April 26, 1986, was felt across Europe and linked to numerous cancer cases.

The disaster also affected food produce on the continent, including a shipment of lettuce that reached Vancouver several weeks later.

Watch the original news footage from the CBC archives.

Media Video | CBC News Vancouver at 6 : Rewind: Fall out from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Vancouver

Caption: 30 years, an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine led to one of the world's worst radiation leaks

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