BULGARIA: A group of Ukrainian children suffering the after effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster taken on holiday to Black Sea resort
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BULGARIA: A group of Ukrainian children suffering the after effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster taken on holiday to Black Sea resort
- Title: BULGARIA: A group of Ukrainian children suffering the after effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster taken on holiday to Black Sea resort
- Date: 4th July 2006
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE)(Russian) ELIZA, GIRL FROM KIEV, UKRAINE: "It is very beautiful here. We saw dolphins here, sailed on boat." (SOUNDBITE)(Russian) VITALI, BOY FROM ARTYOMOVSK SAYING: "We are very pleased with the food here. Everything is cool, but it is very hot." (SOUNDBITE)(Russian) BOGDAN, BOY FROM KIEV SAYING: "What I liked very much here is that nearly everything is for free, costs nothing" (at the resort) BOY DRAWING (SOUNDBITE)(Russian) VALENTINA NIKOLAEVNA PARHOMENKO, TUTOR AND SUPERVISOR OF CHILDREN FROM CHERNOBYL SAYING: "We have had a wonderful time here, weather was fantastic - very warm and sunny - in contrast it was raining in Kiev during and before our departure for more than a month. The main goal is recovering the children's health, rest and learning about foreign country. In my opinion all goals were reached. The children had a good time at sea, sunbathed at a reasonable level, because too much sun could be counterproductive for us " BOY SHOWING HIS DRAWING TO OTHERS (SOUNDBITE)(Russian) SVETLANA LUZHKARYOVA, SECOND SUPERVISOR AND JOURNALIST BY PROFESSION, SAYING: "It was the first flight on plane for those children, to start with. They are from families who are not rich and with limited income. For those children to be able to come to Bulgaria sea resort and simply be at sea, having ecological food, being in a clean environment is very important." CHILDREN'S DRAWINGS
- Embargoed: 19th July 2006 13:00
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- Location: Bulgaria
- Country: Bulgaria
- Topics: Health
- Reuters ID: LVACKE8D9FU98YCUV5V9VNF36BH4
- Story Text: As the European summer holiday season swings into gear, 14 children from the region of Chernobyl nuclear plant arrived in the Black Sea resort of "Elenite" for Bulgaria for period of rest and recuperation by the seaside.
The children were invited by the State Tourism Agency in conjunction with the Ukrainian "Children of Chernobyl" foundation. In its eight-year history the foundation has developed programmes to assist the medical and psychological rehabilitation of children from the disaster area.
Children from the Chernobyl area suffer from various health problems as a consequence of exposure to the radioactive environment. That exposure works as a catalyst to some genetic diseases and can shorten life.
"We have had a wonderful time here, weather was fantastic - very warm and sunny - in contrast it was raining in Kiev during and before our departure for more than a month. The main goal is recovering the children's health, rest and learning about foreign country. In my opinion all goals were reached. The children had a good time at sea, sunbathed at a reasonable level, because too much sun could be counterproductive for us,"said children's supervisor Valentina Parhomenko, a former school director and wife of an engineer who was on duty at the Chernobyl plant on the night of blast.
All the children invited were from families with limited budgets, who would not normally be able to fund a holiday.
"It was the first flight on plane for those children, to start with. They are from families who are not rich and with limited income. For those children to be able to come to Bulgaria sea resort and simply be at sea, having ecological food, being in a clean environment is very important,"said Svetlana Luzhkaryova, another tutor and journalist.
The initiative came from Bulgarian television journalist Irina Aleksieva, and was paid for by Alma Tours and the Victoria Group. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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