Since April 3, fires have reduced to ash some 20,000 hectares of forest around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. A territory highly contaminated by the 1986 disaster, one of the worst in Europe. This latest stroke of fate particularly moved a resident of Contz-les-Bains, Valentine Comin, whose aunt lives in Ukraine.
“You should know that many forest houses, often makeshift homes, were destroyed by these fires, as well as shelters and other animal shelters,” she said. “Yet the official communication says that everything is under control while the firefighters on site are calling for the intervention of international aid,” she said. Unable to sit idly by in the face of such a tragedy, she had the idea, “at her small level”, to raise funds to be able to pass them on, “to those who really need them.” Understand: without going through the official sector, where corruption is king.
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Already 720 € collected
“During my last stay in Chernobyl, in December 2019, I took pictures of many places that unfortunately no longer exist or that have been partially destroyed, such as typical dwellings, etc. “, Details this professional photographer. “So I decided to sell one of my photos from my Facebook profile every day for a week. »At a price of 30 € per photo, drawn in five copies 20 X 30, on photo paper.
“At first, I thought that if I managed to sell two copies per photo, it would already be good …” Finally, she is already at 17 photos sold. “Not to mention people who send me donations without even buying,” she savored, happy with the surge of solidarity that her initiative had sparked. “I’m at 720 € collected. It doesn’t sound like much here, but it’s huge in Ukraine. »Sunday, day of 34e anniversary of the nuclear plant disaster, she will post the last photo to go on sale. “It will be an iconic photo of Pripyat, the first big city next to the Chernobyl plant that was saved from the flames. “
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