Chernobyl - Complacencies of Life

This is one of the most heart-wrenching things I've ever seen. I must admit that I never quite knew enough about the Chernobyl disaster.
The pictures are horrific, really horrific. But what the photojournalist said is very true - we looking at the photos think it's bad, that it's monstrous...think of how the parents of the kids feel?

Just as complacency led to this unnecessary disaster that resonates with its after-effects to this day, these photos just wake you up from the complacency of life.

http://todayspictures.slate.com/inmotion/essay_chernobyl/