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A photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows an abandoned car in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

This photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows a monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

This photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows a radiation sign in front of the Soviet-build over-the-horizon radar "Duga-1" near Chernobyl. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

A photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows Soviet era symbols on a post in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

A photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows bumper cars in an abandoned amusement park in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

A photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows an abandoned car in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

This photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows a monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

An elk is seen alongside a road from Pripyat to Chernobyl on December 8, 2020. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

Ukrainian Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko talks during an AFP interview in his office in Kiev on December 8, 2020. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP

A photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows a ferris wheel in an abandoned amusement park in the ghost town of Pripyat, not far from Chernobyl nuclear power plant. More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has spurred officials to seek official status from UNESCO. Officials hope recognition from the UN's culture agency will boost the site as a tourist attraction and in turn bolster efforts to preserve ageing buildings nearby. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP