'Please remember that a terrible tragedy occurred there.' Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin spoke out about the sharp rise in tourism to the exclusion zone around the nuclear disaster site and the inappropriate Instagram photos
has spoken out about the sharp rise in tourism to the exclusion zone around the nuclear disaster site, noting the number of inappropriate photos being posted by Instagram users.
“It’s wonderful that #ChernobylHBO has inspired a wave of tourism to the Zone of Exclusion,” Craig Mazin tweeted on Wednesday morning. “But yes, I’ve seen the photos going around. If you visit, please remember that a terrible tragedy occurred there. Comport yourselves with respect for all who suffered and sacrificed.”has inspired a wave of tourism to the Zone of Exclusion. But yes, I've seen the photos going around.
If you visit, please remember that a terrible tragedy occurred there. Comport yourselves with respect for all who suffered and sacrificed.According to reports, visitors to the site, near the city of Pripyat in the Ukraine, have increased by 30-40 percent since the hit five-part miniseries began airing in May.
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